# Cutinite

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{{Short description|Natural mineral}}
'''Cutinite''' is a [liptinite](/source/liptinite) [maceral](/source/maceral) formed from terrestrial [plant cuticle](/source/plant_cuticle)s, and often found in [coal](/source/coal) deposits. It is classified as a Type II [kerogen](/source/kerogen).<ref>"Unicorns in the Garden of Good and Evil: Part 2 - Coal" by E R Crain, Can Soc Petrol Geol Reservoir, Dec 2010, Vol 37, issue 11, pages 21-26</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/macerals/mactut.html |title=Coal Macerals Tutorial |accessdate=2011-04-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720044325/http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/macerals/mactut.html |archivedate=2011-07-20 }}</ref>

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Category:Coal
Category:Petrology

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Cutinite is a coal maceral of [Liptinite](/source/Liptinite) group of Macerals derived from waxy outer coating of leaves, roots, and stems. Cutinite is Hydrogen rich and it fluoresces under UV light. 

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