Marble analysis, 8415
White marble
Marble origin: Afyon (Turkey)
Mineralogy: calcite
Texture: heteroblastic
Maximum grain size (MGS): 0.93 mm
δ18OV-PDB: -4.62 ‰
δ13CV-PDB: 2.44 ‰
Cathodoluminescence color: brown to 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 (1997, 2016)
8415; Marble torso of Dionysos

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
