
Plate P7.
Vitrinite, pyrite, and oil inclusions. 3. T5863; Hole 1118A;
744.27 mbsf. Telovitrinite with fluorescing cell walls and abundant layers of
pyrite. This plate has been exposed to illustrate the pyrite. The brighter areas
are unaltered pyrite, but most of the original framboidal pyrite has been
altered to iron oxides. It is thought that this alteration has occurred during
drying of the sample and indicates that the pyrite is highly reactive (reflected
light; field width = 0.22 mm; mean vitrinite reflectance = 0.36%).

