Corsi 967, approx. 145 x 73 x 40 mm, © Oxford University Museum of Natural History
| OUMNH Number: | 967 |
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| Name and quarry location: | Porfido serpentino antico, from Krokees (Levetsova), Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece |
| Geological description: | Deformed porphyritic microdiorite (plagioclase-biotite?), feldspar replaced by aggregates of epidote. There is primary sub-parallel orientation of the porphyroblasts of replaced feldspars. |
| Comments: | This is probably a variety of porfido serpentino antico from Krokees in Greece. |
| References: | Price (2007) 206-207; Rogers (2008) 43-44; Zezza (2002) |
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| Corsi's classification: | Class 7. Serpentines; ii. Common serpentines |
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| Corsi's text: | 152.50/ S22.5 Altra dello stesso luogo [Serpentina di Carrara] |