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Frame ID: Q01

Frame ID: Q01
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and lack of agglomeration.
Frame ID: Q02

Frame ID: Q02
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and the start of particle agglomeration.
Frame ID: Q03

Frame ID: Q03
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the agglomeration due to heat treatment.
Frame ID: Q04

Frame ID: Q04
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and the start of particle agglomeration into embryonic mesophase.
Frame ID: Q05

Frame ID: Q05
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and the start of particle agglomeration into embryonic mesophase.
Frame ID: Q06

Frame ID: Q06
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q07

Frame ID: Q07
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q08

Frame ID: Q08
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q09

Frame ID: Q09
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase in pitch
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q10

Frame ID: Q10
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
Description: Mesophase spheres in pitch with Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids). Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q11

Frame ID: Q11
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase in pitch
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q12

Frame ID: Q12
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
Description: Mesophase spheres in pitch with Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids). Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.
Frame ID: Q13

Frame ID: Q13
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Mesophase in pitch with Normal QI
Description: Mesophase spheres with normal QI pushed to the edges of the mesophase. In this frame the mesophase spheres dominate and the pitch is now the minor phase.
Frame ID: Q14

Frame ID: Q14
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Mesophase in pitch with Normal QI
Description: Mesophase spheres with normal QI pushed to the edges of the mesophase. In this frame the mesophase spheres dominate and the pitch is now the minor phase.
Frame ID: Q15

Frame ID: Q15
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Pitch Coke with QI
Description: The mesophase spheres have transformed into pitch coke with normal QI present as isolated patches.
Frame ID: Q16

Frame ID: Q16
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Pitch Coke with QI
Description: The mesophase spheres have transformed into pitch coke with normal QI present as isolated patches.
Frame ID: Q17

Frame ID: Q17
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI.
Frame ID: Q18

Frame ID: Q18
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal (dark particle) and coke (bright shard).
Frame ID: Q19

Frame ID: Q19
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI and a coke particle with mineral matter.
Frame ID: Q20

Frame ID: Q20
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char particle (cenosphere).
Frame ID: Q21

Frame ID: Q21
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char particle (cenosphere).
Frame ID: Q22

Frame ID: Q22
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char and coke.
Frame ID: Q23

Frame ID: Q23
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of coarse normal QI (gum fraction).
Frame ID: Q24

Frame ID: Q24
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char and coke with a large coal particle at top left which has been partially dissolved by the quinoline solvent.
Frame ID: Q25

Frame ID: Q25
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI and carryover coke and char.
Frame ID: Q26

Frame ID: Q26
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char and coke and coal with a large particle of pitch coke at center.
Frame ID: Q27

Frame ID: Q27
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and char (large cenosphere at center).
Frame ID: Q28

Frame ID: Q28
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and char (large cenosphere at center).
Frame ID: Q29

Frame ID: Q29
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover char (large cenosphere and inert coal fragments (bright solid particles).
Frame ID: Q30

Frame ID: Q30
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal particles.
Frame ID: Q31

Frame ID: Q31
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal particles.
Frame ID: Q32

Frame ID: Q32
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal particles.
Frame ID: Q33

Frame ID: Q33
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from coal.
Frame ID: Q34

Frame ID: Q34
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from coal. This is the same field as seen in frame Q33. Note the inert particles in the coke.
Frame ID: Q35

Frame ID: Q35
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from pitch.
Frame ID: Q36

Frame ID: Q36
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from pitch. This is the same field as seen in frame Q35.
Frame ID: Q37

Frame ID: Q37
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
Description: Hard pitch with cenospheres.
Frame ID: Q38

Frame ID: Q38
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
Description: Hard pitch with cenospheres. This is the same field as seen in frame Q37 with the analyzer in to show the anistropy of the pitch.
Frame ID: Q39

Frame ID: Q39
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
Description: Hard pitch with normal QI.
Frame ID: Q40

Frame ID: Q40
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
Description: Hard pitch with normal QI. This is the same field as seen in frame Q39 with the analyzer in to show the anistropy of the pitch.