| OUMNH Number: |
317
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| Name and quarry location: |
Alabastro fiorito, from Pamukkale area, Denizli, Turkey
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| Geological description: |
Medium-grained compact banded travertine composed mainly of calcite. It is coloured by iron oxides, the bushy dendritic growths probably generated by cyanobacterial action.
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| Comments: |
This is almost certainly alabastro fiorito from Pamukkale. The spa resort of Pamukkale is the site of the ancient city of Hierapolis, and travertine, deposited by hot springs, forms huge terraces from which stone was extracted in ancient times, and is still quarried to this day. Ancient quarries have been located near the ruins of Hierapolis and near the village of Gölemezli.
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| References: |
Borghini (1997) 142-145; Bruno (2002a); Corsi (1845) 135-136, 138; Lazzarini (2002c) 253; Mielsch (1985) 37, taf.1; Price (2007) 56
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| Further information: |
Alabaster-travertine.pdf
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