Marble analysis, 8351
White marble
Marble origin: Afyon (Turkey)
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 0.83 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -4.79 ‰ -4.80 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 0.13 ‰ 0.23 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: yellow, brown, dark brown
Cathodoluminescence intensity: strong to weak
Cathodoluminescence distribution: heterogeneous
The isotopic signature, the MGS, the texture and the pattern of the cathodomicrofacies support Afyon as the origin of this marble.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (2017)
8351; Bust of Nero

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 30 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm
