Cutinite

Cutinite is a liptinite maceral formed from terrestrial plant cuticles, and often found in coal deposits. It is classified as a Type II kerogen.[1][2]

References

"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
"Coal Macerals Tutorial". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-04-01.

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

Reference: https://web.archive.org/web/20110720044325/http://mccoy.lib.siu.edu/projects/crelling2/atlas/macerals/mactut.html

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[1] "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

[2] "Coal Macerals Tutorial". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-04-01.