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- noun One of the primary
components ofcoals and mostsedimentary kerogens , with ashiny appearance resemblingglass .
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Since erosion of organic enriched sediment (including coal) from sedimentary basins can be a source of non-burnt and oxidised particles, called vitrinite
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anne-Laure Daniau et al. 2010
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Since erosion of organic enriched sediment (including coal) from sedimentary basins can be a source of non-burnt and oxidised particles, called vitrinite
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anne-Laure Daniau et al. 2010
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Since erosion of organic enriched sediment (including coal) from sedimentary basins can be a source of non-burnt and oxidised particles, called vitrinite
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Since erosion of organic enriched sediment (including coal) from sedimentary basins can be a source of non-burnt and oxidised particles, called vitrinite
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anne-Laure Daniau et al. 2010
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(reflectivity) of the coal as measured microscopically, and is a function of the vitrinite content one of the microlithotypes in coal. coal is a chemical process that can be defined in a simplified form as:
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