Marble analysis, 4811
White marble
Marble origin: Afyon (Turkey)
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 0.93 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -4.68 ‰ -4.47 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 1.09 ‰ 0.81 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: light brown, brown and dark brown
Cathodoluminescence intensity: intermediate to weak depending of the place
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, 2016)
4811; Bust of a charioteer

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
