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vitrofusain
A coal constituent transitional between vitrain and fusain, and showing plant cell structure. The cell walls are soaked with vitrain, where the cell cavities are empty. It is not a mixture but a transition. Accepted by the Heerlen Congress of 1935 to designate material transitional between vitrain and fusain with fusain being predominant. Compare: fusovitrain.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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