Marble analysis, 53.385
White marble
Marble origin: Carrara (Italy)
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 0.58 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -1.74 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 2.71 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: orange to brown-orange
Cathodoluminescence intensity: intermediate
Cathodoluminescence distribution: heterogeneous
Stable isotope data fall in a zone where different source areas (i.e. Göktepe, Carrara, Hymettus, Thasos, Paros, Marmara) overlap and the data are not conclusive. However, the MGS, the texture and the orange color of luminescence support Carrara as the origin of this marble.
D. Decrouez & K. Ramseyer (1998, 2017)
53.385; Marble head of Asclepius 
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 15 sec. Long side of photograph: 3.3 mm 