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Crelling's Petrographic Atlas of Coals and Carbons

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G01

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Frame ID: G01

Sample ID: Graphite

Magnification: As given

Illuminator: Vertical

Objective: 50x oil

Polarizer: In

Analyzer: In

Retarder Plate: In

Filter: None

Important Features: Intergrowths of graphite crystals in Ceylon lump graphite

High Resolution Image (300 dpi)

Description: The different colored areas are of natural graphite at different optical orientations. Note the nature of the crystal intergrowths.