Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 897, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 897  
Name and quarry location: Corsican granite, granito di Corsica, from Corsica, France  
Geological description: Granite gneiss with large porphyroblasts of potassium feldspar.  
Comments: This locality has not been confirmed.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 16. Granites; ii. Italian granites  
Corsi's text: 216.49 Granito di Corsica  

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