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Frame ID: MA04
Sample ID: Elkhorn #3 seam Appalachian high volatile A bituminous coal, eastern Kentucky
Maceral Group: Vitrinite
Macerla Type: Telovitrinite and Detrovitrinite
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Telovitrinite and detrovitrinite
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)

Description: Telovitrinite (pseudovitrinite) on the right and detrovitrinite on the left of frame. Note the remnant cell structure and the serrated edges along the fracture in the telovitrinite. The lower reflectance and the included macerals of liptinite (dark) and inertinite (bright) in the detrovitrinite are characteristic of this maceral.