Corsi 943, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 943 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Breccia rossa, locality unknown |
| Geological description: | Metamorphosed (tectonised) limestone breccia with calcite/hematite-filled fractures, solution seams and stylolites. |
| Comments: | It is not known where this stone was quarried. This may be the stone illustrated by Del Bufalo (2000) which he calls breccia gialla e rossa (marmorina). |
| References: | Del Bufalo (2000) 153 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; i. Antique Breccias |
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| Corsi's text: | 116.34/ S18.1 Breccia rossa |