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Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A maceral of coal within the vitrinite group, consisting of homogeneous jellified and precipitated plant material, lacking cell structure and of middle-range reflectance under normal reflected-light microscopy.

OBS

Without visible botanical structure ... Frequently, however, material defined as collinite on this basis by reflected light shows cellular structure by transmitted light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Macéral de charbon à l'intérieur du groupe de vitrinite.

DEF

Constituant sans structure botanique visible, mais dont la structure cellulaire est souvent décelable en lumière transmise.

Spanish

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