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There have been several attempts to classify the colored components in coal so that scientists can all understand each other. The system that has stuck the longest is the maceral concept, which was defined earlier. Just as there are three major colors for the macerals: yellow, red, and black, so do we have three major maceral groups: liptinite, vitrinite and inertinite.


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