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Cosmic Dust Catalog 2,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog W7029-A-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-10,0 Not Available Cosmic 11- 9 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 2,1 W7029-A-11,0 Available 2um BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-A-12,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-13,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-14,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-15,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 4- 2 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 2,1 W7029-A-16,0 Available 3um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-17,0 Available Cosmic 10- 7 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-A-18,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 11- 10 CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-19,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8um YL Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-A-2,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-3,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-4,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-5,0 Available Cosmic 6um BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-A-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 7- 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 2,1 W7029-A-7,0 Not Available 6um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-8,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-A-9,0 Available 4um BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-B-1,0 Not Available Cosmic 20- 16 BR,GR,BR,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-10,0 Available 4- 3 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 2,1 W7029-B-11,0 Not Available 17- 14 GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-B-12,0 Not Available 11- 7 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 14- 13 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 12- 7 GR,GN,GR,GN Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-15,0 Available 12x15um CS,YL Spherical Translucent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-B-16,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11- 10 RD,GR,RD,GR Spherical Translucent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-B-17,0 Not Available Cosmic 16- 10 GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-18,0 Not Available Cosmic 10- 9 GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-B-2,0 Not Available Cosmic 10um GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-3,0 Not Available 18- 14 BR,YL,BR,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-B-4,0 Not Available 22- 15 BR,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-5,0 On Loan Cosmic 12- 12 BR,GR,BR,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 2,1 W7029-B-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-B-7,0 Available 11um BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-B-8,0 Available 11- 7 BR,RD,BR,RD Irregular Opaque Submetallic 2,1 W7029-B-9,0 Not Available 22- 20 YL,YL Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-C-1,0 Not Available Cosmic 12x12um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-C-10,0 Available 14um BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-C-12,0 Not Available 12- 7 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-C-13,0 Not Available 11- 7 BK,GN,BK,GN Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-C-14,0 Not Available 7- 3 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-C-15,0 Not Available 13- 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 2,1 W7029-C-16,0 Not Available Cosmic 5um BR,RD Spherical Translucent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-C-3,0 Not Available Cosmic 16um GR,YL Spherical to Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-C-7,0 Not Available Cosmic 24- 22 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-C-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 9- 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-C-9,0 Not Available 6- 5 BK,RD,BK,RD Spherical Opaque to Translucent Vitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-D-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-10,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination BR,RD,BR,RD Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-11,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-12,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-13,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6- 4 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-14,0 Not Available YL,YL Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-D-15,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 7- 4 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-D-16,0 Available YL,YL Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-D-2,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15- 12 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 2,1 W7029-D-3,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-4,0 Available 6- 5 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 2,1 W7029-D-5,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7* BK,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic 2,1 W7029-D-6,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-7,0 Not Available Cosmic 7- 6 BK,GD,BK,GD Irregular Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-D-8,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-D-9,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-E-1,0 Available Cosmic GR,BK,GR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-E-10,0 Not Available 13- 12 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-E-11,0 Not Available 15- 13 BR,BK,BR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 2,1 W7029-E-12,0 Not Available 12- 6 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 2,1 W7029-E-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 8 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 2,1 W7029-E-14,0 Not Available Cosmic CS,GR,CS,GR Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-E-15,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6- 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-E-16,0 Not Available Cosmic 12- 11 CL,GN,CL,GN Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 2,1 W7029-E-2,0 Available CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-E-3,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 14- 8 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Translucent Vitreous 2,1 W7029-E-4,0 Not Available Cosmic 6- 5 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 2,1 W7029-E-5,0 Not Available Cosmic 7- 4 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 2,1 W7029-E-6,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12- 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 2,1 W7029-E-7,0 Not Available 13- 6 BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-E-8,0 Not Available 5- 4 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1 W7029-E-9,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5- 3 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 2,1

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