# ISO 7404-2:2009 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards For ISO 7404-2:2009, item title is Methods for the petrographic analysis of coals — Part 2: Methods of preparing coal samples; status code is 9599; successor is ISO/WD 7404-2 | ISO 7404-2:2025; withdrawn / published date is 2009-09-24, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05. - **Identifier:** ISO 7404-2:2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Item title:** Methods for the petrographic analysis of coals — Part 2: Methods of preparing coal samples _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Successor:** ISO/WD 7404-2 | ISO 7404-2:2025 - **Withdrawn / published date:** 2009-09-24 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 42798,IS,,ISO 7404-2:2009,Methods for the petrographic analysis of coals — Part 2: Methods of preparing coal samples,Méthodes d'analyse pétrographique des charbons — Partie 2: Préparation des échantillons de charbon,2009-09-24,2,['73.040'],ISO/TC 27/SC 5,9599,[14127],"[83415,87001]",['en'],12,"
ISO 7404-2:2009 specifies methods for preparing a polished particulate block from a sample of crushed coal for analysis by reflectance microscopy. These methods can also be applied to the preparation of a polished, embedded lump of coal.
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