Marble analysis, 2009.54.A
Fragment of a Christian bowl
White marble
Marble origin: Afyon (Turkey)
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 1.05 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -4.56 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 0.88 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: brown-orange, brown, dark brown
Cathodoluminescence intensity: intermediate 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 (1998, 2017)
2009.54.A; Fragment of a Christian bowl 
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 