
Plate P9.
Coal and shaly coal. 1. T5818; Hole 1109D; 969.89 mbsf. Shaly
coal. Possible in situ roots are present in some horizons, but in Hole 1109D
some of the deeper samples represent hypautochthonous peats. It is possible that
these samples represent intraclasts, but an indigenous origin is more probable.
This field shows a shaly coal with detrovitrinite, resinite, sporinite, and
liptodetrinite. Liptinite-rich horizons such as this are typical of peat swamps
but not of fringing marine settings in the Tertiary (reflected light; field
width = 0.22 mm; detrovitrinite reflection = 0.30%).

