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Cosmic Dust Catalog 10,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog W7074-A-1,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 70* 35 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-10,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 10 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic 10,1 W7074-A-11,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 11 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Dull 10,1 W7074-A-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18* 8 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-13,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 23* 11 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Dull 10,1 W7074-A-15,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14* 10 CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-16,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 11* 5 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-18,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-2,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 60* 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-20,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 29* 11 CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-21,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* 12 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-22,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 11* 9 BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-23,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 10,1 W7074-A-24,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-25,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-27,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 4* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5* 3 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-4,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 3* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-A-5,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* 10 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Resinous 10,1 W7074-A-7,0 On Loan Cosmic 21* 10 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-8,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13* 8 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-A-9,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* 8 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous 10,1 W7074-B-1,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14* 7 BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-12,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 28* 22 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Resinous to Metallic 10,1 W7074-B-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 28* 16 WH,BK,WH,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-15,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 28* 15 YL,RD,YL,RD Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-B-16,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 16* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-17,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 7 BR,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-B-18,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5* BR,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-19,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8* 7 BR,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic 10,1 W7074-B-2,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-B-20,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* 12 BR,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-B-21,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10* 9 BR,BR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic 10,1 W7074-B-22,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 16 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-23,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10* OR,OR Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-B-24,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 16 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-B-3,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 25* 11 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-B-4,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* 11 BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-B-6,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 27* 19 YL,OR,YL,OR Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-B-7,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 19* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-B-8,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14* 13 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-B-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* 12 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-C-1,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30* 18 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Metallic 10,1 W7074-C-10,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous to Subvitreous 10,1 W7074-C-11,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous to Subvitreous 10,1 W7074-C-12,0 Available Cosmic 6* 5 BR,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-C-13,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18* 12 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-C-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 10 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-C-15,0 On Loan Cosmic 15* 13 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-C-16,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-C-17,0 On Loan Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14* 13 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Subvitreous 10,1 W7074-C-18,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8* YL,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-C-19,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6* YL,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-C-2,0 Not Available Cosmic 7* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-C-20,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6* YL,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-C-21,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* YL,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-C-22,0 Available Cosmic 4* BK,BK Irregular Translucent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-C-23,0 Available Cosmic 6* BR,BR Spherical Transparent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-C-3,0 On Loan Cosmic 8* 7 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-C-4,0 Available Cosmic 10* 8 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic 10,1 W7074-C-5,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 50* 45 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-C-6,0 Available Cosmic 8* 7 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-1,0 On Loan Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* 12 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-D-10,0 W7074 Cluster 1 Not Available Cosmic 9* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-11,0 W7074 Cluster 1 Not Available 6* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 17* 15 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-14,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 7 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-19,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-2,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-3,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 80* 25 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-D-5,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 50* 30 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-D-6,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-8,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-D-9,0 W7074 Cluster 1 Available Cosmic 6* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-E-1,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13* OR,OR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous 10,1 W7074-E-10,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30* 20 OR,OR Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-E-11,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10* OR,OR Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-E-12,0 On Loan Cosmic 11* BK,BK Spherical Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-E-15,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10* 7 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-E-16,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-E-18,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 40* 35 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-E-3,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 11* BK,BK Spherical Opaque Subvitreous 10,1 W7074-E-4,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 32* YL,OR,YL,OR Irregular Transparent Vitreous to Resinous 10,1 W7074-E-8,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22* YL,YL Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous 10,1 W7074-E-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 35* 20 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-1,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 65* 20 CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-10,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30* WH,YL,WH,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 10,1 W7074-F-12,0 On Loan Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 60* 40 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-15,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30* 28 WH,YL,WH,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30* 15 OR,BK,OR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-17,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 9 CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-2,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 15 CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-3,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-4,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30* 25 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-5,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-6,0 W7074 Cluster 2 Not Available Cosmic 12* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-F-7,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 35* 22 WH,YL,WH,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-8,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 18* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-F-9,0 On Loan Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-G-1,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-11,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14* 12 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-12,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25* 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-G-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16* 12 OR,BR,OR,BR Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14* 11 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-G-15,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 9 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-G-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 9 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-17,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9* YL,YL Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-19,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 54* 30 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-G-2,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 17* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-4,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 60* 20 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-G-5,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* YL Spherical ? Translucent Subvitreous 10,1 W7074-G-6,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14* WH,YL,WH,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-G-7,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* BR,BR Spherical Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous 10,1 W7074-G-8,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-G-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-H-1,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 28* 20 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-H-10,0 On Loan Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 51* 30 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 17* 15 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-14,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 10,1 W7074-H-15,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 21* CS,CS Irregular Transparent Vitreous 10,1 W7074-H-2,0 Available 6* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 10,1 W7074-H-3,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 35* 25 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-4,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 45* 35 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-5,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 17* YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-6,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* 11 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-H-7,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* 7 BR,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-H-8,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-H-9,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 6 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-1,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30* 18 OR,OR Irregular Transparent to Translucent Vitreous to Resinous 10,1 W7074-I-11,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9* 6 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-12,0 Available Cosmic 6* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 10,1 W7074-I-14,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18* 11 OR,OR Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-I-2,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 32* 25 WH,WH Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* 10 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Resinous 10,1 W7074-I-4,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 24* 15 OR,BR,OR,BR Irregular Translucent Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-6,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 60* 14 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-7,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 45* 24 WH,YL,WH,YL Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-8,0 On Loan Cosmic 20* 14 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 10,1 W7074-I-9,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13* OR,OR Spherical Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous to Resinous 10,1

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