Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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Corsi 951, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 951  
Name and quarry location: Breccia bigia, locality unknown  
Geological description: Well-sorted polymict limestone conglomerate.  
Comments: It is not known where this stone was quarried.  
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Corsi's classification: Class 1. Marbles; Section 5. Breccias; i. Antique Breccias  
Corsi's text: 116.42/ S19.9 Breccia bigia  

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