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GELITOCOLLINITE COAL [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Classification of Coal
DEF

[A] coal [which] is characterized by a predominance (over 50 percent) of a groundmass (collinite) translucent in thin sections, resulting from complete decomposition in the process of gelification of the original plant material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Classification des charbons
DEF

Charbon dont 50 % de la masse fondamentale est constituée de collinite transparente en lame mince, produite par la décomposition totale du matériel végétal originel au cours de la gélification.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Classification of Coal
OBS

This type [of] coal consists of more than 50 percent of spores(microspores and megaspores) the spores occur embedded in gelitocollinite, fusinito-collinite or collinite of fusinitic nature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Classification des charbons
DEF

Charbon contenant principalement des microspores et des macrospores [à plus de 50%]. Ces spores se trouvent dans diverses substances comme la gélito-collinite, la fusinito-collinite ou la collinite-fusinitique.

Spanish

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