Comparison of quantitative petrographic, stable isotope and cathodoluminescence data for fingerprinting Czech marbles

Abstract

Various marbles from both historic quarries and historical artefacts of the Czech Republic were examined in order to make determinations of their provenance. The methodology used was based upon a combination of petrographic image analysis of thin sections, stable isotope geochemistry of carbonates, and cathodoluminescence.

Keywords

• Czech Republic
• petrographic image analysis
• stable isotope geochemistry
• cathodoluminescence
• marbles
• provenance study