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.
ISO 7404-2:1985 history
2009ISO 7404-2:2009 Methods for the petrographic analysis of coals - Part 2: Methods of preparing coal samples
1985ISO 7404-2:1985 Methods for the petrographic analysis of bituminous coal and anthracite; Part 2 : Method of preparing coal samples