Marble analysis, 73.12.A

White marble
Marble origin: Turkey

Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 2.10 mm
δ¹⁸O_V-PDB: -6.94 ‰
δ¹³C_V-PDB: -1.01 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: brown and brown-red
Cathodoluminescence intensity: weak
Cathodoluminescence distribution: heterogeneous

Stable isotope data fall in a zone where different source areas (i.e. Afyon, Aphrodisias, Ephesos, Denizli, Mugla) overlap and the data are not conclusive. The texture, the MGS and the cathodomicrofacies pattern don’t match those of the Afyon marbles. The cathodomicrofacies of the marbles from the other places are rather different in our data bank. On the basis of the archaeological context and the isotopic signature, the quarry of origin of this marble is situated in Turkey.

D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (1997, 2019)

73.12.A; Gravestone from Asia Minor

Microfacies under transmitted light. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm

Microfacies under polarized light. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm

Cathodomicrofacies, exposure time 120 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm

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Marble analysis, 73.12.A