Corsi Collection of Decorative Stones

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view of stone 961

Corsi 961, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History

OUMNH Number: 961  
Name and quarry location: Arenaria antica, locality unknown  
Geological description: Coarse-grained bio calcarenite, with algal, foram, molluscan grains dominant. Matrix is colourless calcite.  
Comments: Perhaps Ceppo gentile  
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Corsi's classification: Class 4. Sandstones  
Corsi's text: 137.8/ S21.1 Arenaria antica  

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