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Cosmic Dust Catalog 7,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog U2022-B-1,0 Not Available Cosmic 30* 20 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-B-11,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-B-12,0 Not Available Cosmic 40* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-B-14,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8* YL,YL Irregular Opaque Vitreous to Pearly 7,1 U2022-B-15,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30* 19 GD,BR,GD,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-B-16,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20* 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-B-17,0 Not Available 10* 8 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-B-2,0 On Loan Cosmic 22* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-B-20,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30* 20 YL,OR,YL,OR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-B-23,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-B-24,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3* CS,?,CS,? Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-B-25,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3* CS,?,CS,? Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-B-3,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 25* GD,GN,BK,GD,GN,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-B-5,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 7* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-B-6,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-B-7,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-B-8,0 Available Cosmic 3* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-B-9,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-1,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 14* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-10,0 Not Available 13* BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 7,1 U2022-C-11,0 Available 7* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-12,0 Available Cosmic 12* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 40* 12 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-14,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 90* OR,WH,BK,OR,WH,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-15,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* BK,BR,BK,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-16,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 17* 13 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-C-17,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7* BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-18,0 On Loan Cosmic 16* 10 WH,BK,WH,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-C-19,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* 10 YL,YL Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-C-20,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22* WH,WH Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-C-21,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* 13 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-23,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30* 20 GN,YL,GN,YL Irregular Opaque Submetallic 7,1 U2022-C-24,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 10* WH,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-25,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 12* WH,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-3,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8* 4 CS,BR,CS,BR Spherical Translucent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-4,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8* 4 CS,BR,CS,BR Spherical Translucent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-5,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-6,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-C-7,0 Not Available Cosmic 13* 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 16* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-C-9,0 Not Available Cosmic 11* 4 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-D-1,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13* 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-D-10,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 39* 30 YL,YL Irregular Transparent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-D-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* 10 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-D-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* YL,YL Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-D-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 25* 10 YL Irregular Translucent to Opaque Vitreous to Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-D-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25* 22 YL,BK,YL,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-D-17,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* ?,? Irregular Opaque 7,1 U2022-D-18,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 18* CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-D-19,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 10* CS Spherical Translucent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-D-2,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 28* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-D-3,0 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 28* GD,GD Irregular Translucent to Opaque Vitreous 7,1 U2022-D-4,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22* 17 GD Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Vitreous 7,1 U2022-D-5,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 120* 80 WH,WH Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-D-6,0 Not Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 29* 25 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-1,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 15* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-10,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* 4 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-11,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5* BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-12,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 16* 14 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-13,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 70* 35 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Translucent to Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10* 7 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-15,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* 12 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-16,0 Not Available Cosmic 18* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-E-17,0 Not Available Cosmic 10* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Transparent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-E-18,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-E-19,0 On Loan Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-2,0 On Loan Aluminum Oxide Sphere 18* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-20,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-21,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-22,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3* 2 CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-23,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-24,0 Not Available Cosmic 11* 10 GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-E-25,0 Not Available Cosmic 9* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-E-26,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10* 8 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-27,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-28,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-29,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-E-3,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 15* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-30,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 2* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-31,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 2* CS,CS Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-E-4,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 18* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-5,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 10* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-6,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 7* WH,WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-7,0 Not Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 15* WH Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-E-8,0 U2022 Cluster 1 On Loan Cosmic 14* 10 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-E-9,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-1,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15* 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-F-10,0 Not Available Cosmic 9* 7 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-F-11,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* 16 WH,BR,WH,BR Irregular to Spherical Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-12,0 Available Cosmic 11* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 7,1 U2022-F-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 10* 9 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-F-14,0 Available 9* YL,BR,YL,BR Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-15,0 Available 9* GD,BR,GD,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* 12 WH,BK,WH,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-17,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* 13 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-18,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-19,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* WH,BR,WH,BR Spherical Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-F-2,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10* CS,BK,CS,BK Irregular Transparent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-4,0 Not Available Cosmic 20* 12 CS,BR,BK,CS,BR,BK Irregular Transparent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-5,0 Not Available Cosmic 16* 11 GD,BR,GD,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 14* 9 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Translucent Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-7,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11* 9 GD,BR,GD,BR Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-F-8,0 Available 8* GD,GD Irregular Opaque Submetallic 7,1 U2022-F-9,0 Not Available Cosmic 8* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-1,0 Not Available Cosmic 30* 20 GD,YL,CL,GD,YL,CL Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Vitreous 7,1 U2022-G-10,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* 10 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-11,0 Available 11* AM,AM Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-G-12,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8* AM,AM Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-G-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 23* 9 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 12* BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-15,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12* YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-16,0 Available Cosmic 6* YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-17,0 On Loan Cosmic 12* YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Transparent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-18,0 Not Available Cosmic 25* 18 YL,OR,BR Irregular Transparent to Opaque Vitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-19,0 Not Available 10* AM,AM Spherical Transparent Vitreous 7,1 U2022-G-2,0 On Loan Cosmic 20* 15 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-20,0 Not Available 12* 5 GD,BR,GD,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-21,0 Available 7* WH,WH Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 7,1 U2022-G-22,0 Available 10* 9 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-23,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 60* 50 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Pearly to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-24,0 Available Cosmic 7* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-3,0 U2022 Cluster 1 Not Available Cosmic 10* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-4,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8* BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-5,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-6,0 Available Cosmic 7* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-7,0 Not Available Cosmic 22* 9 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-8,0 On Loan Cosmic 10* GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1 U2022-G-9,0 Not Available Cosmic 10* 7 GD,BK,GD,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 7,1

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