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Frame ID: MA03
Sample ID: Elkhorn #3 seam Appalachian high volatile A bituminous coal, eastern Kentucky
Maceral Group: Vitrinite
Maceral type: Telovitrinite
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Vitrinite showing remnant plant cell structure
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)

Description: The uniform gray material is vitrinite showing remnant plant cell structure that has survived the coalification process. In the ICCP classification this material is  telovitrinite but also called pseudovitrinite. The slit structures, in this case perpendicular to the long axis of the cell structure, are common in this maceral.