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Cosmic Dust Catalog 15 - Particle Descriptions

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Particle Size Shape Trans Color Luster Type Comments photo #
L2021A1 16 I TL Black-White D C Cluster 1 97E00328
L2021A5 9 E O Black D C Cluster 4 97E00332
L2021A6 9 E O Black D C Cluster 5 97E00333
L2021A7 14x9 I O Black-Gray D C Cluster 6 97E00334
L2021B1 32x26 I O Black-Gray D C   97E00335
L2021B2 17x16 E O Black-Gray D C   97E00336
L2021B4 14 I O Black D C   97E00338
L2021B5 80x60 I O Black P C   97E00339
L2021B6 10x6 I O Black P C Pair of particles 97E00340
L2021B7 20x12 I O Black D C   97E00341
L2021B8 18x12 I O Black P C   97E00342
L2021B9 40x30 I O Black D C   97E00343
L2021B10 16 I O Black D C   97E00344
L2021B11 11 I O Black P C   97E00345
L2021B13 11 S O Black P C?   97E00347
L2021B14 25x20 I O Black D C?   97E00348
L2021B15 8 S O Black D C   97E00349
L2021B16 15 S O Black D C?   97E00350
L2021B17 40x34 I O Black-Gray D C   97E00351
L2021B18 18x12 I O Black-Gray P C   97E00352
L2021B19 30x25 I O Black M C   97E00353
L2021C1 20x15 I O Black-Gray D C   97E00354
L2021C3 26x18 E O Black-Gray D C?   97E00356
L2021C4 8 E O Black D C   97E00357
L2021C5 32x10 I O Black D C   97E00358
L2021C6 20x16 I O Black M C   97E00359
L2021C7 23x10 E O Black M C   97E00360
L2021C8 23x16 I O Black D C   97E00361
L2021C9 25x23 E O Black D C   97E00362
L2021C10 10 E O Black D C   97E00363
L2021C12 5 I O Black D C   97E00365
L2021C13 12x10 I O Black D C   97E00366
L2021C14 12x6 I O Black D C   97E00367
L2021C15 36x25 I O/TL Black-Colorless P C   97E00368
L2021C17 95x65 I O Black M C   97E00370
L2021C18 15x14 I O Black D C   97E00371
L2021C19 14 S O Black P C?   97E00372
L2021C20 14 S O Black P C   97E00373
L2021C21 24 E O Black D C   97E00374
L2021D2 26x16 I TL White SV C   97E00376
L2021D3 26 I O Gray M C   97E00377
L2021D4 16x14 E O Black P C   97E00378
L2021D5 14x10 I O Black D C   97E00379
L2021D6 15x12 I O Black P C   97E00380
L2021D7 25x16 I O Black SM C   97E00381
L2021D8 27x14 I O Black SM C   97E00382
L2021D9 12 E O Black SM C   97E00383
L2021D10 12 E O Gray D C Related to L2021 D11 97E00384
L2021D11 70x65 E O Gray D C Related to L2021 D10; Field of particles 97E00385
L2021D12 10x8 I O Black P C   97E00386
L2021D13 50x30 I O Black SM C   97E00387
L2021D14 7 E O Black P C   97E00388
L2021E1 14 I O Black M C   97E00391
L2021E2 20x16 I O Black M C   97E00392
L2021F17 10 I O Black P C   97E00424
L2021G21 11 S O Black M C   97E00457
L2036A2 25x15 I TL Black-White V/SV C Cluster 2 97E00008
L2036A3 8x6 I O Black D C Cluster 2 97E00009
L2036A4 14x8 I O Black D C Cluster 3 97E00010
L2036A5 6 I O Black D C Cluster 4, Related to L2036 A6 97E00011
L2036A6 5 I O Black D C Cluster 4, Related to L2036 A5 97E00012
L2036B1 10x3 I T Colorless V C Cluster 7, Related to L2036 B2 97E00013
L2036B2 9x3 I T Colorless V C Cluster 7, Related to L2036 B1 97E00014
L2036B3 20x11 I O Black-Colorless D/SV C Cluster 9, Related to L2036 B4-B8 97E00015
L2036B4 5 I O Black-Colorless D C Cluster 9, Related to L2036 B3, B5-B8 97E00016
L2036B5 5 I O Black-Colorless D C Cluster 9, Related to L2036 B3-B4, B6-B8 97E00017
L2036B6 5 I O Black-Colorless P C Cluster 9, Related to L2036 B3-B5, B7-B8 97E00018
L2036B7 6x3 I O Black-Colorless D/SV C Cluster 9, Related to L2036 B3-B6, B8 97E00019
L2036B8 7x3 I O Black-Colorless D/SV C Cluster 9, Related to L2036 B3-B7 97E00020
L2036C1 6 I O Black-Colorless O/SV C Cluster 13 97E00021
L2036C2 6x3 I O Black-Colorless O/SV C? Cluster 14, Related to L2036 C3 97E00022
L2036C3 5x3 I O Black-Colorless O/SV C? Cluster 14, Related to L2036 C2 97E00023
L2036C5 5 I TL White M C Cluster 16, Related to L2036 C6 97E00025
L2036C6 5 I TL White M C Cluster 16, Related to L2036 C5 97E00026
L2036C9 22x11 I O Black D C Cluster 17 97E00029
L2036C11 8x6 I TL White SV C Cluster 18, Related to L2036 C12-C13 97E00031
L2036C12 10x9 I O/TL Black-Colorless D C Cluster 18, Related to L2036 C11, C13 97E00032
L2036C13 5x4 I O Black D C Cluster 18, Related to L2036 C11-C12 97E00033
L2036D1 11 I O Black-White D C Cluster 19, Related to L2036 D2 97E00034
L2036D2 4x2 I O Black D C Cluster 19, Related to L2036 D1 97E00035
L2036D3 11 E O Black D C Cluster 20, Related to L2036 D4-D5 97E00036
L2036D4 15x5 I O Black D C Cluster 20, Related to L2036 D3, D5 97E00037
L2036D5 5 I O Black D C Cluster 20, Related to L2036 D3-D4 97E00038
L2036D6 13x6 I O/TL Black-Brown P/SV C Cluster 21 97E00039
L2036D10 11 E O Black D C Cluster 24, Light area is rich in Al 97E00043
L2036E1 15 S O Black D C   97E00044
L2036E3 8 S O Black P C?   97E00046
L2036E6 12x8 I O Black P C   97E00049
L2036E15 32x18 I O Black D C   97E00058
L2036E16 16 E O Black D C   97E00059
L2036E17 10x8 E O/TL Black-Colorless P/SV C   97E00060
L2036E18 9x6 I TL Colorless SV C   97E00061
L2036E19 20x12 I O Black-Brown D C   97E00062
L2036E21 8 E O Black D C   97E00064
L2036E22 12x7 I O Black D C   97E00065
L2036E23 13x11 I O/TL Black-Brown P/SV C   97E00066
L2036E24 10x8 I TL Colorless SV C?   97E00067
L2036E25 14x7 I O/TL Black-Colorless SV/D C   97E00068
L2036E26 11 S O Black D C   97E00069
L2036E27 6x4 I O Black D C   97E00070
L2036F1 16 S O Silver M C?   97E00073
L2036F2 22x14 E O Black P C   97E00074
L2036F3 19x12 I O Black D C?   97E00075
L2036F4 5x4 I O Black D C   97E00076
L2036F10 14x10 I O Black P C?   97E00082
L2036F11 22x14 I O/TL Black/Brown SV/D C?   97E00083
L2036F12 11x9 I O Black P C   97E00084
L2036F14 15x14 E O Sliver M C   97E00086
L2036F17 13 S O Black M C?   97E00089
L2036F18 16x10 I O Black M C   97E00090
L2036F19 15x12 I O Black P C   97E00091
L2036F24 13x9 I O/TL Black-Colorless D/SV C   97E00096
L2036F25 5 S O Black P C   97E00097
L2036G2 29x18 I O Black M C   97E00100
L2036G8 25x23 I O Black SM C   97E00106
L2036G9 6x3 I O Black P C   97E00107
L2036G10 22x13 I O Black SM C?   97E00108
L2036G11 33x22 I O/TL Black/White D/SV C   97E00109
L2036G12 23x19 I O/T Black-Colorless P/V C   97E00110
L2036G13 30x23 I O Black P C   97E00111
L2036G14 27x23 I O/TL Black-Colorless SM/SV C   97E00112
L2036G15 20x14 I O/TL Black-White P/SV C   97E00113
L2036G16 14x12 I O/TL Black-Brown P/SV C   97E00114
L2036G17 39x33 I O/TL Black-White SM/SV C?   97E00115
L2036G18 9x7 I O Black P C?   97E00116
L2036G19 8 I O Black D C   97E00117
L2036G20 14x10 I O Black P C   97E00118
L2036H1 20x10 I O Black SM C   97E00119
L2036H2 36x24 I O Black D C   97E00120
L2036H4 37x28 I O Black D C   97E00122
L2036H5 28x15 I O Black D C   97E00123
L2036H6 33x22 I O Gray-Brown M C   97E00124
L2036H7 15x13 I O Black SM C   97E00125
L2036H8 12 E O Black D C   97E00126
L2036H9 44x33 I O Silver M C?   97E00127
L2036H14 35x26 I O Black D C   97E00132
L2036H15 16x9 I O Black D C?   97E00133
L2036H17 50x30 I O Black M C?   97E00135
L2036H18 24x16 I O Black D C   97E00136
L2036H19 37 I O Black D C   97E00137
L2036H20 23x17 I O Black P C   97E00138
L2036H21 31x20 I O Black SM C   97E00139
L2036H22 24x18 I O Black D C   97E00140
L2036H23 28x14 I O Black SM C   97E00141
L2036H25 44x40 I O Gray SM C   97E00143
L2036H26 35x22 I O Gray SM C   97E00144
L2036I1 9 E O Silver P C   97E00147
L2036I2 15x12 I O/T Black-Colorless D/V C   97E00148
L2036I3 24x22 I O Black P C   97E00149
L2036I4 28x13 I TL White SV C   97E00150
L2036I5 24x16 I O Black SM C?   97E00151
L2036I6 13x8 I O Black D C?   97E00152
L2036I7 14x8 I O Black P C?   97E00153
L2036I8 26x19 E O Black P C   97E00154
L2036I12 16x12 I O Black P C?   97E00158
L2036I14 25x19 I O Gray D C   97E00160
L2036I15 25x14 I O Gray D C   97E00161
L2036I18 19x16 I O Gray D C   97E00164
L2036I19 17x10 I O Black P C   97E00165
L2036I20 35x24 I TL Black-White D/SV C   97E00166
L2036I21 26x18 I O Black-Brown D C   97E00167
L2036I22 37x17 I O Gray D C   97E00168
L2036I23 22x20 I O Gray D C   97E00169
L2036I24 44x26 I TL White-Brown SV C   97E00170
L2036I25 24x12 I O Gray SM C   97E00171
L2036I26 33x19 I TL Brown-Colorless SV C?   97E00172
L2036I27 22x13 I O Black D C   97E00173
L2036I29 17x13 I O Black D C?   97E00175
L2036J1 39x26 I O Black M C   97E00177
L2036J2 26x14 I TL Colorless SV C?   97E00178
L2036J3 14x8 I O Black M C   97E00179
L2036J10 24x19 I O Black-Gray SM C?   97E00186
L2036J12 9x8 I O Black SM C   97E00188
L2036J13 12x7 I O Black SM C   97E00189
L2036J15 15x10 I O/T Black-Colorless P/V C?   97E00191
L2036K30 18x14 I TL White SV C?   97E00221
L2036L6 18x14 I T Colorless V C?   97E00229
L2036L10 5 S O Black D C?   97E00233
L2036L13 9x6 I O/T Black-Colorless D/SV C Field of particles 97E00236
L2036L19 24x16 I TL Colorless-Brown SV C?   97E00242
L2036L20 19x13 I TL Colorless V C?   97E00243
L2036L23 12x7 I TL White SV C?   97E00246
L2036M14 8x5 I T Colorless V C   97E00265
L2036M15 11x8 I T Colorless V C?   97E00266
L2036M20 12 I O Black D C   97E00271
L2036M22 14x10 I TL Brown-Red SV C?   97E00273
L2036M28 8x6 I O Black D C Smaller particle 97E00279
L2036N4 14x10 I TL White SV C?   97E00284
L2036N10 12x10 I TL Colorless-Brown V C   97E00290
L2036N11 14x12 I O White SV C   97E00291
L2036N12 16x12 I O White SV C?   97E00292
L2036N14 11x7 I O Black P C?   97E00294
L2036N15 22x19 I TL Colorless SV C?   97E00295
L2036N17 35x14 I O White-Brown SV C?   97E00297
L2036N18 16x12 I TL Brown SV C?   97E00298
L2036N21 23x16 I O Black P C?   97E00301
L2036N34 17 S TL Colorless-White SV C   97E00314
L2036O3 3 I O Black D C Cluster 6, Related to L2036 O4-O7 97E00320
L2036O4 4 I O Black D C Cluster 6, Related to L2036 O3, O5-O7 97E00321
L2036O5 3 I O Black D C Cluster 6, Related to L2036 O3-O4, O6-O7 97E00322
L2036O6 4 I O Black D C Cluster 6, Related to L2036 O3-O5, O7 97E00323
L2036O7 2 I O Black D C Cluster 6, Related to L2036 O3-O6 97E00324
L2036O9 9x6 I O Black D C? Cluster 24, Related to L2036 O10 97E00326
L2036O10 13x8 I O Black D C? Cluster 24, Related to L2036 O9 97E00327
Terrestrial Contamination - Natural
L2021B12 24x18 I O Black D TCN?   97E00346
L2021C2 13x10 E O Black-Gray D TCN   97E00355
L2021D1 80x45 I O Black-Colorless D TCN   97E00375
L2021D15 16 S O Black M TCN?   97E00389
L2021D16 20x16 E O Black SM TCN?   97E00390
L2021E3 10 E O Gray SV TCN   97E00393
L2021E7 20 I TL Red SV TCN   97E00397
L2021E8 30x16 I O Black-Red D/SV TCN?   97E00398
L2021E9 95x90 E TL Black-Brown SV TCN   97E00399
L2021E10 18x14 E TL Red SV TCN   97E00400
L2021E13 41x30 I O Silver M TCN   97E00403
L2021E15 20x12 I TL White SV TCN?   97E00405
L2021E16 60x24 I TL Colorless SV TCN?   97E00406
L2021E17 46x40 I TL Colorless SV TCN?   97E00407
L2021F1 24 S T Colorless V TCN   97E00408
L2021F2 30 S TL Brown SV TCN   97E00409
L2021F7 24x12 I TL Colorless V TCN   97E00414
L2021F8 44 S TL White SV TCN   97E00415
L2021F11 25x20 I O Silver M TCN?   97E00418
L2021F13 12x9 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00420
L2021F22 20 E TL White SV TCN?   97E00429
L2021F24 20 S O White SV TCN   97E00431
L2021F25 32 I O White SV TCN   97E00432
L2021F26 30 S TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00433
L2021F27 20x16 E TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00434
L2021F28 20x18 E TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00435
L2021F29 22 S TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00436
L2021G10 32x24 I TL Brown-Colorless SV TCN   97E00446
L2021G12 20 S O Silver M TCN?   97E00448
L2021G13 54x30 I O White-Colorless SV TCN   97E00449
L2021G14 70x50 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00450
L2021G15 150x120 I T Colorless V TCN?   97E00451
L2021G16 70x64 I O White SV TCN   97E00452
L2021G17 44x24 I O Black M TCN   97E00453
L2021G18 30x23 I O White SV TCN   97E00454
L2021G19 25x22 E TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00455
L2021H1 18x16 E O Silver M TCN   97E00458
L2021H2 24 E TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00459
L2021H5 22x18 E TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00462
L2021H6 40x34 I TL White-Colorless SV TCN   97E00463
L2021H7 40x24 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00464
L2021H8 34x20 I TL White-Colorless SV TCN   97E00465
L2021H16 26x25 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00473
L2036C7 22x15 I O/TL Black-White D/SV TCN   97E00027
L2036C8 22x11 I O Black D TCN   97E00028
L2036E2 7 S O Black D TCN?   97E00045
L2036E5 12x8 I O Black D TCN   97E00048
L2036E7 5 E O Black D TCN   97E00050
L2036E8 13x8 I TL Brown SV TCN   97E00051
L2036E10 24x12 I TL White SV TCN   97E00053
L2036E12 12x9 I O/TL Black-Red P/SV TCN   97E00055
L2036E14 12 E TL Brown SV TCN   97E00057
L2036E28 5 I O Black D TCN   97E00071
L2036F16 20x10 I O Black D TCN   97E00088
L2036G5 105x46 I O/TL Black/White SM/SV TCN   97E00103
L2036H24 18x16 I O Black SM TCN   97E00142
L2036H28 68x26 I O Black D TCN   97E00146
L2036I16 20x16 I TL White-Brown SV TCN   97E00162
L2036I17 13x9 I TL White SV TCN   97E00163
L2036J5 23x17 S O/TL Black-Colorless SM/SV TCN   97E00181
L2036J7 13x9 I O Black M TCN   97E00183
L2036J8 50x42 I TL Colorless-White SV TCN   97E00184
L2036J9 44x28 I TL Colorless-White SV/D TCN   97E00185
L2036J14 10x6 I O Black D TCN   97E00190
L2036K1 18x14 I O Black P TCN?   97E00192
L2036K2 6 S TL Brown SV TCN   97E00193
L2036K6 28x16 I O/T Black-Colorless D/V TCN   97E00197
L2036K8 14 I TL White SV TCN   97E00199
L2036K9 8 I T Colorless V TCN   97E00200
L2036K18 33 S TL White SV TCN   97E00209
L2036K19 44x26 I TL White-Silver SV TCN?   97E00210
L2036K20 26x18 I TL Colorless P TCN?   97E00211
L2036K21 28x22 I TL Colorless P TCN?   97E00212
L2036K22 25 S TL Colorless P TCN   97E00213
L2036K23 15x11 I TL White P TCN   97E00214
L2036K24 12x10 I TL White P TCN?   97E00215
L2036K25 14 E TL White P TCN?   97E00216
L2036K26 19x13 I TL White P TCN   97E00217
L2036K29 28x14 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00220
L2036L3 22x19 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00226
L2036L4 28x16 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00227
L2036L5 12x9 I T Colorless V TCN Two related grains 97E00228
L2036L7 17x10 I T Colorless V TCN   97E00230
L2036L8 12x10 I TL White SV TCN   97E00231
L2036L11 8 I TL Colorless SV TCN   97E00234
L2036L12 50x44 I O White P TCN   97E00235
L2036L14 26x24 I TL Colorless V TCN   97E00237