Marble analysis, 98.5.A
White marble
Marble origin: unknown
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 1 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -4.02 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: -0.24 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: orange and brown-red
Cathodoluminescence intensity: weak
Cathodoluminescence distribution: heterogeneous
It is impossible to determine the origin of the marble used for this sculpture as no comparable reference material exists in our data bank.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (1998, 2016)
98.5.A; Votive relief

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 60 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm
