Methods for the petrographic analysis of bituminous coal and anthracite — Part 2: Preparation of coal samples

This part of ISO 7404 specifies a method for preparing a polished particulate block from a sample od crushed coal, for analysis by reflectance microscopy using white ligth. It does not apply to the preparation of polished particulate blocks for analysis using fluorescence microscopy techniques nor to the preparation of polished orientated lumps of coal.