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MACRINITE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A maceral of coal within the inertinite group having a reflectance higher than that of associated vitrinite, without recognizable plant-cell structure, with a non-angular shape and a particle diameter greater than about two microns.

OBS

Macrinite occurs in different forms; as a groundmass or isolated. It shows no cell structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
OBS

La macrinite, de formes diversifiées, se présente en masses isolées ou cimentées. Elle n'a pas de structure cellulaire.

Spanish

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