Marble analysis, 77.66.A
White marble
Marble origin: unknown
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 1.86 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -3.58 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 2.11 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: pink and mauve
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, 2017)
77.66.A; Statuette of Aphrodite 
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 180 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm 