Corsi 922, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 922 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Chiampo perlato, from Chiampo area, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy |
| Geological description: | Middle Eocene nummulitic limestone, note solution-modified and stylolized fractures. |
| Comments: | This is a very typical example of Chiampo, the variety called in the trade Chiampo perlato. It is still quarried from the area around Chiampo in Vicenza. |
| References: | Jervis (1889) 143-144; Pieri (1954) 25-27; Pieri (c.1958) tav.XV; Price (2007) 169 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 3. Lumachellas; ii. Italian lumachellas |
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| Corsi's text: | 88.62/ S14.1 Lumachella di Bolca |