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Cosmic Dust Catalog 1,2 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog W7017-D-11,0 Available 10- 4 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-D-12,0 Available 9- 6 BR,GR,BR,GR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-D-13,0 Not Available 16- 12 BR,GR,BR,GR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-D-14,0 Not Available 22- 12 BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-D-2,0 Not Available 11- 7 BR,BR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-D-3,0 Not Available 16- 10 BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 1,2 W7017-D-5,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6um CS,GR Spherical Translucent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-D-6,0 On Loan 9- 8 BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque Subvitreous to Vitreous 1,2 W7017-D-7,0 Available 4um BR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 1,2 W7017-D-8,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11- 7 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 1,2 W7017-E-1,0 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 16- 14 GR,YL,GR,YL Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-10,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8um BR,GR Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-E-11,0 Not Available 18- 14 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-E-12,0 Not Available Terrestrial Contamination (Artificial/Possibly Natural ?) 6um BR,GR Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-13,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 9um GR Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-14,0 Not Available 9- 8 BR,BR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-15,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9- 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-16,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 7um YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-E-17,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9- 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-18,0 Not Available 7um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-E-19,0 Not Available 7- 5 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-2,0 Not Available 7um GR Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-3,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 7um GR Spherical Translucent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-E-4,0 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 21- 16 GR,YL,GR,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-5,0 Not Available 15- 11 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-6,0 Not Available 11- 9 GR,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 1,2 W7017-E-7,0 Not Available 10um BR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-E-8,0 Not Available Terrestrial Contamination (Natural/Possibly Artificial ?) 10um GR Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-E-9,0 Not Available 13- 9 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-F-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-F-11,0 Not Available 15x19um BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-F-12,0 Available 6um BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-F-13,0 Available 5x4um BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-F-14,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7- 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-F-15,0 Not Available 9- 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-F-16,0 Not Available 35- 25 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 1,2 W7017-F-2,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um GR Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-F-3,0 Not Available 11- 5 GR,BK,YL,GR,BK,YL Irregular Opaque to Transparent Subvitreous 1,2 W7017-F-4,0 Not Available 10- 9 BK,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic 1,2 W7017-F-5,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 12x11um CS,YL Spherical Translucent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-F-6,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 7um CS,YL Spherical Translucent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-F-7,0 Available 12- 7 BK,GR,BK,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-F-8,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8x6um CS,YL Spherical Translucent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-F-9,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13- 9 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-G-1,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6- 5 GR,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-G-10,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6- 5 BK,BK Spherical Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 1,2 W7017-G-11,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-12,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-14,0 Not Available 5um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-15,0 Not Available 7um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-16,0 Available 12- 9 BK,RD,BK,RD Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 1,2 W7017-G-2,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9- 5 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-G-3,0 Not Available 5um GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-G-4,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-5,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-6,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9- 7 GR,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-G-7,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 1,2 W7017-G-8,0 Not Available 4um BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 1,2 W7017-G-9,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8- 7 CS,CS Irregular Translucent Vitreous 1,2

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