Parthenon marble fountain

2001/01/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Giza zientziak

Those who study art want to know more about who the author is and the characteristics of the artistic pieces. They also want to know which quarry the marble was extracted from. To do this, they analyze the stable isotopic composition of calcite, the main component of marble, and its geochemical structure. Both the Parthenon and the quarries of the area. Stable isotopes are atoms with the same atomic number or proton but with different numbers of neutrons. This depends on the conditions and crystallization mode and is therefore different in each quarry, as its geological history varies.