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Crelling's Petrographic Atlas of Coals and Carbons

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G04

g04

Frame ID: G04

Sample ID: Graphite

Magnification: As given

Illuminator: Vertical

Objective: 20x oil

Polarizer: In

Analyzer: In

Retarder Plate: In

Filter: None

Important Features: Filler and binder phases in nuclear graphite

High Resolution Image (300 dpi)

Description: This frame shows a typical pile grade moderator graphite. The large particle is filler phase needle coke set in a finer grained binder phase. The dark areas are pores. This graphite is anistropic.