Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 869, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 869  
Name and quarry location: Corsican granite, granito di Corsica, from Corsica, France  
Geological description: Monzonite. Anhedral pink potash feldspar, greenish altered plagioclase and interstitial green amphibole.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 16. Granites; ii. Italian granites  
Corsi's text: 211.21 Granito di Corsica  

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