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Isole Marmorata

Quarry

Coordinates: 41.25°N 9.23°E

Italy / Corsica et Sardinia

Location

Details

Stone:

Granite,

Bibliography:

Mielsch 1985: 69; Wilson 1988; Gnoli 1988: 154

Location:

Just off northern Sardinia

Material:

Grey granite (granito della Sardegna), less pink than the granite of Capo Testa; used locally and exported regionally in the Roman Imperial period, primarily to Rome

Bibliography

Mielsch 1985: 69; Gnoli 1988: 154; Wilson 1988; Wilson 1988.

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