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GELOCOLLINITE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
OBS

Gelocollinite basically corresponds to a pure colloidal gel which has a homogeneous and dense appearance. Before hardening the gel can impregnate fissures and cell cavities. Unlike telocollinite, gelocollinite has no distinct form and its boundaries are defined by the surfaces of associated macerals.

OBS

See heading "collinite" in COPET S 1971.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Gel colloïdal pur, d'aspect homogène et compact, capable de mobilité (remplissage de fissures, etc.) et dont les contours sont limités par la surface des autres macéraux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
CONT

After etching with oxidizing solutions, gelocollinite particles of desmocollinite... become black. Simultaneously, an unevenness develops in the surface of the polished section due to the removal of cryptogelocollinite by etching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Combustibles fossiles solides

Spanish

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