Marble analysis, 2006.8.A
White marble
Marble origin: Thasos or Paros (Paros-Choriodaki) (Greece) or Marmara (Turkey)?
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 1.90 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -0.18 ‰ -0.27 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 3.97 ‰ 3.97 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: purple
Cathodoluminescence intensity: weak
Cathodoluminescence distribution: homogeneous
The isotopic signature is situated in the field of Thasos and Marmara marbles. The MGS and the color of luminescence match those of Paros.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (2019)
2006.8.A; Relief of a riding hero 
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 15 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm 