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Cosmic Dust Catalog 22,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog U2168-A-1,0 U2168 Cluster 1 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um AM,BR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Vitreous 22,1 U2168-A-10,0 U2168 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Dull 22,1 U2168-A-12,0 U2168 Cluster 6 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 33x20um GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-13,0 U2168 Cluster 7 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 40x21um BK Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-A-14,0 U2168 Cluster 7 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 23um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-15,0 U2168 Cluster 8 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 32um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-2,0 U2168 Cluster 1 On Loan Cosmic 50x20um BK Irregular Opaque Pearly 22,1 U2168-A-3,0 U2168 Cluster 2 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-A-4,0 U2168 Cluster 2 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 36um BR,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-A-5,0 U2168 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-6,0 U2168 Cluster 3 On Loan Natural Terrestrial Contamination 10x20 BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-7,0 U2168 Cluster 4 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-8,0 U2168 Cluster 4 On Loan Natural Terrestrial Contamination 16um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-A-9,0 U2168 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10x14um GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-10,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14x6um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-11,0 On Loan Cosmic 16x12um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-12,0 Available Cosmic 7um BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 45um BK,CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Metallic to Vitreous 22,1 U2168-B-2,0 U2168 Cluster 9 On Loan Cosmic 5x10um BR,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-3,0 U2168 Cluster 10 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 26x32um GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-B-4,0 U2168 Cluster 10 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x33um GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-B-5,0 U2168 Cluster 11 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10x17um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-6,0 U2168 Cluster 11 Available Terrestrial Contamination (Artificial/Possibly Natural ?) 18um GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 22,1 U2168-B-8,0 U2168 Cluster 12 On Loan Cosmic 20um BK,GR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-B-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-C-1,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 23um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-10,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 24um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-11,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 24um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-12,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 17um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-13,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-14,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 25um BK Spherical Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-15,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-16,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 18um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-2,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 27um BR Irregular to Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-3,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 23um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-4,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 20um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-5,0 On Loan Cosmic 30um GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Dull 22,1 U2168-C-6,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-7,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-C-9,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-1,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 35um CL,GR,WH,YL Irregular to Spherical Opaque Resinous to Dull 22,1 U2168-D-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-12,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 43x24um CL,GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Vitreous 22,1 U2168-D-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-14,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-15,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 79x39um BK,CL,GR,YL Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Vitreous 22,1 U2168-D-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 40x27um CL,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-D-2,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 22um CL Irregular Transparent to Translucent Pearly 22,1 U2168-D-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 40um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-4,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-5,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 30um CL,GR Irregular Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 22,1 U2168-D-6,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 27um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-7,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 19um GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-D-8,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30x15um CL,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 U2168-D-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,GR Spherical to Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-1,0 U2168 Cluster 13 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um CL Equidimensional Transparent to Translucent Vitreous to Subvitreous 22,1 U2168-E-10,0 U2168 Cluster 17 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-11,0 U2168 Cluster 18 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-12,0 U2168 Cluster 18 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-13,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 33um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x10um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-15,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 44x21um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-16,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-3,0 U2168 Cluster 14 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13x30um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-4,0 U2168 Cluster 14 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20x10um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-5,0 U2168 Cluster 15 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 27um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-6,0 U2168 Cluster 15 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30x15cm BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-7,0 U2168 Cluster 16 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-8,0 U2168 Cluster 16 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13um BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 U2168-E-9,0 U2168 Cluster 17 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7317-A-1,0 W7317 Cluster 1 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20x10um BR,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Vitreous 22,1 W7317-A-10,0 W7317 Cluster 10 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7317-A-11,0 W7317 Cluster 11 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um GR Equidimensional Translucent Pearly 22,1 W7317-A-12,0 W7317 Cluster 12 Available Possibly Cosmic 22um BK,GR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly 22,1 W7317-A-13,0 W7317 Cluster 13 Available Possibly Cosmic 23um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7317-A-14,0 W7317 Cluster 14 Available Possibly Cosmic 8um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7317-A-16,0 W7317 Cluster 16 Available Possibly Cosmic 9um BR,GR Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 22,1 W7317-A-17,0 W7317 Cluster 17 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11um YL Spherical Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 22,1 W7317-A-2,0 W7317 Cluster 2 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 40um CL Irregular Transparent Vitreous 22,1 W7317-A-3,0 W7317 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5x20um CL,GR Irregular Translucent Vitreous 22,1 W7317-A-4,0 W7317 Cluster 4 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13um GR,BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Vitreous to Subvitreous 22,1 W7317-A-5,0 W7317 Cluster 5 Available Possibly Cosmic 2-3um AM,BR,CL Irregular Translucent Vitreous to Subvitreous 22,1 W7317-A-7,0 W7317 Cluster 7 Available Possibly Cosmic 12um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 22,1 W7317-A-8,0 W7317 Cluster 8 Available Possibly Cosmic 15um BK,GR Equidimensional Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7317-A-9,0 W7317 Cluster 9 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um GR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Translucent Vitreous 22,1 W7317-C-1,0 W7317 Cluster 15 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 4.5um GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7317-C-10,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6um GR,YL Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Translucent Resinous 22,1 W7317-C-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um AM Spherical Opaque to Translucent Resinous 22,1 W7317-C-12,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 10um AM Spherical Translucent to Opaque Resinous 22,1 W7317-C-14,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 34x15um AM,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7317-C-2,0 W7317 Cluster 15 Available Possibly Cosmic 10um GR Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7317-C-3,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 28um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7317-C-4,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 10um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7317-C-5,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 12um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7317-C-6,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 17x10um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7317-C-7,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um BR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Subvitreous Resinous to Dull 22,1 W7317-C-8,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7um AM,OR Equidimensional Opaque to Translucent Pearly to Vitreous 22,1 W7317-C-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13x8um CL Equidimensional to Irregular Transparent Vitreous 22,1 W7318-A-1,0 W7318 Cluster 1 Available Possibly Cosmic 20um BR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30um BK,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 21um AM Spherical Opaque to Translucent Pearly 22,1 W7318-A-13,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 25um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-14,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 27um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-15,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20um BR Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-16,0 Available Cosmic 22x10um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-2,0 W7318 Cluster 1 Available Possibly Cosmic 20x10um BK Irregular to Spherical Opaque Pearly 22,1 W7318-A-3,0 W7318 Cluster 2 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8x4um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-4,0 W7318 Cluster 2 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-5,0 W7318 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um GR,SI Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque to Subvitreous Submetallic 22,1 W7318-A-6,0 W7318 Cluster 3 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-A-9,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BR,RD Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7318-B-1,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 16um CL,GR Equidimensional Translucent Pearly to Vitreous 22,1 W7318-B-2,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 25um CL,GR Equidimensional Translucent Pearly to Subvitreous 22,1 W7318-B-3,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 24um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 22,1 W7318-B-4,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 15um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7318-B-5,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7318-B-6,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 23x16um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly 22,1 W7318-B-7,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18um GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7318-B-8,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 19um CL,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Translucent to Opaque Pearly to Subvitreous 22,1 W7319-A-1,0 W7319 Cluster 1 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13x18um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-10,0 W7319 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 22um BK Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-11,0 W7319 Cluster 6 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15um BK Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-12,0 W7319 Cluster 6 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8um AM,BK,BR Equidimensional to Spherical Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-13,0 W7319 Cluster 7 Available Possibly Cosmic 13um BR Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-14,0 W7319 Cluster 7 Available Possibly Cosmic 23um BR,GR Equidimensional Opaque to Subvitreous Resinous 22,1 W7319-A-2,0 W7319 Cluster 1 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12x21um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-3,0 W7319 Cluster 2 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 21um BK,BR Equidimensional Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7319-A-4,0 W7319 Cluster 2 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20um BK,BR,GR Irregular Opaque Pearly to Dull 22,1 W7319-A-5,0 W7319 Cluster 3 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 13um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-6,0 W7319 Cluster 3 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-7,0 W7319 Cluster 4 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10um BK,GR Equidimensional to Irregular Transparent to Translucent Pearly 22,1 W7319-A-8,0 W7319 Cluster 4 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13x5um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-A-9,0 W7319 Cluster 5 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8um BK Equidimensional Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-B-1,0 Available Possibly Cosmic 30um BK,GR,RD Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-B-11,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 40um AM,YL Spherical to Equidimensional Translucent Resinous to Subvitreous 22,1 W7319-B-12,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18um CL,GR Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly 22,1 W7319-B-2,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 48um BK Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-B-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-B-5,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 35um BK,GR Irregular Opaque Dull 22,1 W7319-B-7,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 27um AM,CL Equidimensional to Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly to Vitreous 22,1 W7319-B-9,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 28x17um CL,GR Irregular Opaque to Subvitreous Pearly 22,1

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