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Crelling's Petrographic Atlas of Coals and Carbons

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P17

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Frame ID: P17

Sample ID: Petroleum (Delayed) Coke

Magnification: As given

Illuminator: Vertical

Objective: 50x oil

Polarizer: In

Analyzer: In

Retarder Plate: In

Filter: None

Important Features: Granular coke

High Resolution Image (300 dpi)

Description: Coke derived from a petroleum feedstock that shows a very fine-grained granular texture. Note the coarser grain size at the edges of the particle. The fine-grained area may be the initial stage of a shot structure.