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Cosmic Dust Catalog 23,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog U2170-A-1,0 U2170 Cluster 1 Available Possibly Cosmic 7um GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Resinous to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-11,0 U2170 Cluster 6 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-12,0 U2170 Cluster 6 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-13,0 U2170 Cluster 7 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-14,0 U2170 Cluster 7 Available Possibly Cosmic 12um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-15,0 U2170 Cluster 8 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-16,0 U2170 Cluster 8 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-2,0 U2170 Cluster 1 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um GR Equidimensional Translucent Pearly to Vitreous 23,1 U2170-A-5,0 U2170 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10x15um BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-6,0 U2170 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK,GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 23,1 U2170-A-7,0 U2170 Cluster 4 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 32x18 BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-8,0 U2170 Cluster 4 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-A-9,0 U2170 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-1,0 U2170 Cluster 9 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-10,0 U2170 Cluster 13 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 42x20um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-11,0 U2170 Cluster 14 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 23,1 U2170-B-12,0 U2170 Cluster 14 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 23,1 U2170-B-13,0 U2170 Cluster 15 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14um BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-14,0 U2170 Cluster 15 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25x50um BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-15,0 U2170 Cluster 16 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2170-B-16,0 U2170 Cluster 16 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-2,0 U2170 Cluster 9 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25um CL,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2170-B-3,0 U2170 Cluster 10 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-4,0 U2170 Cluster 10 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-5,0 U2170 Cluster 11 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-6,0 U2170 Cluster 11 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-7,0 U2170 Cluster 12 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 27x17 CL,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-8,0 U2170 Cluster 12 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 17um CL,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2170-B-9,0 U2170 Cluster 13 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 17x27um GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-A-1,0 On Loan Possibly Cosmic 25x15um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-10,0 On Loan Possibly Cosmic 20um BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-11,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 18um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-14,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 31x16um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-15,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 23um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-2,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 24um BK,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-A-3,0 On Loan Possibly Cosmic 20um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-4,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 35x20um BK,GR Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-A-8,0 On Loan Possibly Cosmic 15um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-A-9,0 On Loan Possibly Cosmic 20um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-1,0 U2172 Cluster 1 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Transparent Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-B-10,0 U2172 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15x30um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-12,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-14,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-15,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-16,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-2,0 U2172 Cluster 1 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-B-3,0 U2172 Cluster 2 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 23,1 U2172-B-4,0 U2172 Cluster 2 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 23,1 U2172-B-5,0 U2172 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um AM,CL Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 23,1 U2172-B-6,0 U2172 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6um AM,CL Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 23,1 U2172-B-7,0 U2172 Cluster 4 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10x5um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-8,0 U2172 Cluster 4 Available Possibly Cosmic 18um BK,GR Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-B-9,0 U2172 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um and 15um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-C-11,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16um BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Resinous to Dull 23,1 U2172-C-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BR,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-C-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 32um BR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-C-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-C-15,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 12um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-C-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-C-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 21um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-C-4,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15x7um BK,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-C-7,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-D-1,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-10,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13x23um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-12,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 28um BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-D-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um GR Equidimensional Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-15,0 On Loan Cosmic 10um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-16,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-2,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-3,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-4,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-5,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 U2172-D-8,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 23,1 U2172-D-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK,BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 W7016-A-10,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 29x15um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 W7016-A-12,0 Available Possibly Aluminum Oxide Sphere 56um BR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 W7016-A-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 38x25um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 23,1 W7016-A-4,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BR,RD Irregular Opaque Resinous 23,1 W7016-A-5,0 Available Possibly Aluminum Oxide Sphere 35um BR,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 W7016-A-6,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 23,1 W7016-A-7,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 18um CL,GR Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 23,1

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