Research Article

Applications of Vitrinite Anisotropy in the Tectonics: A Case Study of Huaibei Coalfield, Southern North China

Figure 3

Coordinates and coal brick VR ellipses [47]. A coal sample brick was demonstrated in Figure 3(a), the measuring result were quantitatively represented in the 𝑌 𝑋 𝑍 coordinate system. The value and orientation of 𝑅 m a x / 𝑅 m i n on each polished surface were shown on three mutually perpendicular cube face, represented by the long/minor axis of ellipse. For example, as shown in Figure 3(b), the measured value ( 𝑅 𝑋 𝑂 𝑌 m a x and 𝑅 𝑋 𝑂 𝑌 m i n ) and their orientations ( 𝜃 𝑥 ) are expressed as their coordinates and the RIS ellipsoid equation can be built.
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