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Vitrinite

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-002433

A type of woody kerogen that is relatively uniform in composition. Because vitrinite changes predictably and consistently when heated, vitrinite reflectance is a useful measurement of the thermal maturity of source rock.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-002433
FieldEnergy
SubjectPetroleum
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-002433",
  "term": "Vitrinite",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A type of woody kerogen that is relatively uniform in composition. Because vitrinite changes predictably and consistently when heated, vitrinite reflectance is a useful measurement of the thermal maturity of source rock.",
  "subject": "Petroleum",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/vitrinite/"
}

Record 2,418 of 2,500 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.