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CARBOPYRITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Origins and Composition of Coal
DEF

... a microlithotype containing 5-20% by volume of iron disulphide (pyrite, marcasite and melnikovite) ...

CONT

Pyrite with no apparent maceral association is classed as carbominerite. Convention would classify virtually all pyrite-bearing assemblages as the carbopyrite microlithotype.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Origine et constitution des charbons
DEF

Mélange intime de microlithotypes et de sulfures de fer dont le volume oscille entre 5 et 20 %.

Spanish

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