Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 879, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 879  
Name and quarry location: Granito delle Alpi, from the Alps  
Geological description: Coarsely foliated diorite gneiss.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 16. Granites; ii. Italian granites  
Corsi's text: 214.31 Granito delle Alpi  

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