q01atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q01
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and lack of agglomeration.


 

q02atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q02
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and the start of particle agglomeration.


 

q03atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q03
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the agglomeration due to heat treatment.


 

q04atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q04
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and the start of particle agglomeration into embryonic mesophase.


 

q05atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q05
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch. Note the very fine size and the start of particle agglomeration into embryonic mesophase.


 

q06atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q06
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres.


 

q07atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q07
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.


 

q08atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q08
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.


 

q09atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q09
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase in pitch
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.


 

q10atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q10
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Mesophase spheres in pitch with Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids). Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.


 

q11atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q11
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase in pitch
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids) in pitch with mesophase spheres. Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.


 

q12atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q12
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Normal QI and mesophase
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Mesophase spheres in pitch with Normal QI (colloidally dispersed solids). Note how the normal QI is pushed to the edges of the mesophase spheres.


 

q13atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q13
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Mesophase in pitch with Normal QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Mesophase spheres with normal QI pushed to the edges of the mesophase. In this frame the mesophase spheres dominate and the pitch is now the minor phase.


 

q14atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q14
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Mesophase in pitch with Normal QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Mesophase spheres with normal QI pushed to the edges of the mesophase. In this frame the mesophase spheres dominate and the pitch is now the minor phase.


 

q15atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q15
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Pitch Coke with QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: The mesophase spheres have transformed into pitch coke with normal QI present as isolated patches.


 

q16atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q16
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 25x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Pitch coke with QI
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: The mesophase spheres have transformed into pitch coke with normal QI present as isolated patches.


 

q17atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q17
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI.


 

q18atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q18
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal (dark particle) and coke (bright shard).


 

q19atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q19
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI and a coke particle with mineral matter.


 

q20atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q20
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char particle (cenosphere).


 

q21atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q21
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char particle (cenosphere).


 

q22atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q22
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char and coke.


 

q23atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q23
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of coarse normal QI (gum fraction).


 

q24atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q24
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 125x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char and coke with a large coal particle at top left which has been partially dissolved by the quinoline solvent.


 

q25atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q25
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI and carryover coke and char.


 

q26atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q26
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and a carryover char and coke and coal with a large particle of pitch coke at center.


 

q27atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q27
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and char (large cenosphere at center).


 

q28atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q28
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and char (large cenosphere at center).


 

q29atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q29
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover char (large cenosphere and inert coal fragments (bright solid particles).


 

q30atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q30
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal particles.


 

q31atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q31
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal particles.


 

q32atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q32
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: A concentrate of normal QI (finer material) and carryover coal particles.


 

q33atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q33
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from coal.


 

q34atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q34
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from coal. This is the same field as seen in frame Q33. Note the inert particles in the coke.


 

q35atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q35
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from pitch.


 

q36atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q36
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: QI concentrate
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Carryover QI coke derived from pitch. This is the same field as seen in frame Q35.


 

q37atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q37
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Hard pitch with cenospheres.


 

q38atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q38
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Hard pitch with cenospheres. This is the same field as seen in frame Q37 with the Analyzer in to show the anistropy of the pitch.


 

q39atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q39
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: Out
Retarder Plate: Out
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Hard pitch with normal QI.


 

q40atlas.jpg Frame ID: Q40
Sample ID: Quinoline Insolubles
Magnification: As given
Illuminator: Vertical
Objective: 50x oil
Polarizer: In
Analyzer: In
Retarder Plate: In
Filter: None
Important Features: Hard pitch
High Resolution Image (300 dpi)
Description: Hard pitch with normal QI. This is the same field as seen in frame Q39 with the Analyzer in to show the anistropy of the pitch