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Environmental Earth Sciences
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences 7-8/2011

01-08-2011 | Special Issue

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

Authors: Aneta Šťastná, Richard Přikryl, Alena Černíková

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 7-8/2011

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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 (PIA) of thin sections, stable isotope geochemistry of carbonates, and cathodoluminescence. Multivariate statistical methods (i.e. cluster analysis and discriminant analysis) confirmed the geoscientific relevance of the marble’s different characteristics with a high degree of consistency as well as the enhanced significance of stable C and O isotopes in correlation with the petrographic data. The qualitative cathodoluminescence data provided a useful additional tool to help recognise the fingerprinting of marbles with similar petrographic and/or geochemical characteristics.
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Metadata
Title
Comparison of quantitative petrographic, stable isotope and cathodoluminescence data for fingerprinting Czech marbles
Authors
Aneta Šťastná
Richard Přikryl
Alena Černíková
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 7-8/2011
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0896-5

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