Corsi 947, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 947 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Breccia di Settebasi, from Isle of Skyros, Sporades, Central Greece |
| Geological description: | Sheared limestone conglomerate, metamorphosed to marble. |
| Comments: | A very typical breccia di Settebasi, the clasts are too large for this to be called semesanto, although semesanto does also come from Skyros. |
| References: | Borghini (1997) 192-193; Bruno (2002b); Corsi (1845) 149-150; Higgins (1996) 94-95; Lazzarini (1999a); Mielsch (1985) 48, taf.10; Porter (1907) 89; Price (2007) 129 |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; i. Antique Breccias |
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| Corsi's text: | 116.38/ S19.5 Breccia a semesanto |