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Cosmic Dust Catalog 20,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog U2153-N-1,0 U2153 Cluster 4 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7x4um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2153-N-2,0 U2153 Cluster 4 Not Available Cosmic 4x8um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2153-N-3,0 U2153 Cluster 1 Not Available Cosmic 6.5x4um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2153-N-4,0 U2153 Cluster 1 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6um BK,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 20,1 U2153-N-5,0 U2153 Cluster 2 Not Available Cosmic 4x8um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2157-A-1,0 U2157 Cluster 1 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 4x10um CL,CL Equidimensional Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous 20,1 U2157-A-10,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um CL,CL Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 20,1 U2157-A-2,0 U2157 Cluster 2 Not Available Cosmic 5um CL,CL Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2157-A-3,0 U2157 Cluster 3 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15x30um CL,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 20,1 U2157-A-4,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x25um GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 20,1 U2157-A-5,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x40um GR,GR Irregular Opaque Metallic to Subvitreous 20,1 U2157-A-6,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7um GR,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2157-A-7,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7x27um CL,GR,CL,GR Irregular Opaque to Transparent Resinous to Subvitreous 20,1 U2158-D-1,0 U2158 Cluster 51 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2158-D-10,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8um BR,BR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2158-D-11,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,BR,BK,BR Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2158-D-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um GR,GR Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly 20,1 U2158-D-13,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14um BR,BK,BR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2158-D-14,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um BR,BK,BR,BK Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2158-D-15,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15um BR,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2158-D-16,0 Available 21um BK Spherical Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2158-D-2,0 U2158 Cluster 52 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 5um BK,BR,BK,BR Irregular to Equidimensional Translucent Pearly 20,1 U2158-D-3,0 U2158 Cluster 54 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 9um CL,CL Irregular Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2158-D-4,0 U2158 Cluster 55 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um CL,BR,BL,CL,BR,BL Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2158-D-5,0 U2158 Cluster 56 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um CL,BR,BK,CL,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2158-D-6,0 U2158 Cluster 57 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12x15um BR,YL,BR,YL Spherical to Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2158-D-7,0 U2158 Cluster 58 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13um CL,CL Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Pearly to Vitreous 20,1 U2158-D-8,0 U2158 Cluster 59 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6um CL,CL Spherical to Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2158-D-9,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 18um BK,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2159-A-1,0 U2159 Cluster 1 Not Available 7x11um CL Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2159-A-10,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13um BK,BK Spherical Opaque Subvitreous 20,1 U2159-A-11,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque Subvitreous 20,1 U2159-A-12,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK,GN,BK,GN Equidimensional Opaque to Translucent Dull 20,1 U2159-A-13,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14um CL,CL Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Transparent Dull 20,1 U2159-A-14,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um YL,YL Spherical Translucent to Transparent Dull 20,1 U2159-A-15,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13x37um GR,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2159-A-16,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 22um GN,CL,GN,CL Equidimensional to Spherical Transparent to Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2159-A-2,0 U2159 Cluster 2 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15x27um OR,CL,BK,OR,CL,BK Irregular to Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2159-A-3,0 U2159 Cluster 3 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7um BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2159-A-4,0 U2159 Cluster 4 Not Available 7um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2159-A-5,0 U2159 Cluster 5 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2159-A-6,0 U2159 Cluster 6 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 17um RD,GR,RD,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2159-A-9,0 U2159 Cluster 9 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 16x11um BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-1,0 U2162 Cluster 1 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-A-10,0 U2162 Cluster 10 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15x20um BK,BK Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-A-11,0 U2162 Cluster 11 Not Available Cosmic 18x22um RD,BR,RD,BR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-A-12,0 U2162 Cluster 12 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 40um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-A-13,0 U2162 Cluster 13 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 23um BK,BK Irregular to Spherical Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-14,0 U2162 Cluster 14 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK,BK Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Subvitreous to Dull 20,1 U2162-A-15,0 U2162 Cluster 15 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 22um GR,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-16,0 U2162 Cluster 26 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 35um GR,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-A-17,0 U2162 Cluster 25 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 23um GR,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-18,0 U2162 Cluster 16 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 26x11um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-19,0 U2162 Cluster 17 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um GR,GR Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-2,0 U2162 Cluster 2 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x15um BK,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-A-3,0 U2162 Cluster 3 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16um BK,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-A-4,0 U2162 Cluster 4 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-A-7,0 U2162 Cluster 7 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 23x9um BK,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-A-8,0 U2162 Cluster 8 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11um BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-A-9,0 U2162 Cluster 9 Not Available 15um RD,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-B-1,0 U2162 Cluster 18 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7um GR,GR Equidimensional to Spherical Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-B-10,0 U2162 Cluster 29 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16um GR,GR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2162-B-11,0 U2162 Cluster 30 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18x11 GR,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2162-B-12,0 U2162 Cluster 31 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10x6um BK,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-13,0 U2162 Cluster 32 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 16x10um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-14,0 U2162 Cluster 33 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16um GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-15,0 U2162 Cluster 34 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10x12um BK,BR,GN,BK,BR,GN Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque to Transparent Dull 20,1 U2162-B-16,0 U2162 Cluster 35 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK,BR,GN,BK,BR,GN Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-B-17,0 U2162 Cluster 36 On Loan 11x18um GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-B-18,0 U2162 Cluster 37 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 11x18um GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-B-2,0 U2162 Cluster 19 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7um BK,BR,BK,BR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-B-3,0 U2162 Cluster 20 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18x13um GR,GR Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Vitreous 20,1 U2162-B-4,0 U2162 Cluster 21 Not Available Cosmic 17x9um BK,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-5,0 U2162 Cluster 22 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13x7um GR,GN,GR,GN Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-6,0 U2162 Cluster 23 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13um BK,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-7,0 U2162 Cluster 24 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um GR,YL,GR,YL Equidimensional to Spherical Translucent to Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2162-B-8,0 U2162 Cluster 27 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2162-B-9,0 U2162 Cluster 28 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 17um BR,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-C-1,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 35um BK,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-C-2,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13x22um GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2162-C-3,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 100um BK,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-C-4,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20x30um GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2162-C-5,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 18um GR,BK,BR,GR,BK,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly 20,1 U2162-C-6,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18um BL,GR,GN,BL,GR,GN Spherical Translucent Pearly 20,1 U2162-C-7,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 26um CL,BR,BK,CL,BR,BK Equidimensional Opaque to Translucent Pearly 20,1 U2162-C-8,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 26um CL,BK,GR,CL,BK,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2163-A-1,0 U2163 Cluster 1 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18um RD,BR,RD,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-A-10,0 U2163 Cluster 10 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um GR,GR Spherical Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-A-11,0 U2163 Cluster 11 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um GR,GR Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2163-A-12,0 U2163 Cluster 12 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um GR,GR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-A-13,0 U2163 Cluster 13 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8um RD,GR,RD,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2163-A-14,0 U2163 Cluster 14 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15um RD,GR,RD,GR Spherical to Equidimensional Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2163-A-2,0 U2163 Cluster 2 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18x22um RD,BR,RD,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-A-4,0 U2163 Cluster 4 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11um BK,BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-A-7,0 U2163 Cluster 7 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5x10um GR,GN,GR,GN Spherical to Equidimensional Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2163-A-8,0 U2163 Cluster 8 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22x15um GR,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2163-A-9,0 U2163 Cluster 9 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 25um GR,YL,BK,GR,YL,BK Equidimensional Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2163-B-1,0 U2163 Cluster 15 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 23um BR,BR Equidimensional Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-B-10,0 U2163 Cluster 24 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK,GR,BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly 20,1 U2163-B-11,0 U2163 Cluster 25 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15x20um GR,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-12,0 U2163 Cluster 26 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8x12um BK,BR,OR,BK,BR,OR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-13,0 U2163 Cluster 27 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8um GR,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-2,0 U2163 Cluster 16 Not Available 20um BK,GR,BK,GR Spherical to Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-B-3,0 U2163 Cluster 17 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 8um BR,BR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1 U2163-B-4,0 U2163 Cluster 18 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10x7um GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-5,0 U2163 Cluster 19 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14um GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-6,0 U2163 Cluster 20 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18x30um GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-7,0 U2163 Cluster 21 Not Available 9x15um OR,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Subvitreous 20,1 U2163-B-8,0 U2163 Cluster 22 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x25um GR,GR Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque Dull 20,1 U2163-B-9,0 U2163 Cluster 23 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um GR,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 20,1

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