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Cosmic Dust Catalog 4,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog W7027-A-1,0 On Loan Cosmic 14- 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,1 W7027-A-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 23- 17 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,1 W7027-A-12,0 Not Available Cosmic 24- 18 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,1 W7027-A-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 31- 25 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 4,1 W7027-A-14,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18- 13 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,1 W7027-A-15,0 Not Available Cosmic 28- 24 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque 4,1 W7027-A-16,0 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 17- 13 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,1 W7027-A-17,0 Not Available Cosmic 12- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,1 W7027-A-4,0 Not Available Cosmic 20- 17 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-A-6,0 Available 16- 12 CL,YL,CL,YL Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,1 W7027-A-7,0 Available 33- 28 CL,YL,CL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,1 W7027-A-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 21- 12 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-B-1,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,1 W7027-B-11,0 Not Available 9um GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 4,1 W7027-B-13,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10- 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 4,1 W7027-B-14,0 Not Available 8- 6 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 4,1 W7027-B-15,0 Not Available Cosmic 12um BR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,1 W7027-B-2,0 Not Available Cosmic 14- 12 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,1 W7027-B-3,0 Not Available Cosmic 9- 6 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-B-4,0 Not Available 10- 9 CL,YL,CL,YL Equidimensional Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-B-5,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13um GR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,1 W7027-B-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 10um BR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,1 W7027-B-7,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 12 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-10,0 Not Available 14um CS,GR Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,1 W7027-C-11,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18- 15 GR,BR,GR,BR Irregular Translucent to Transparent Submetallic to Metallic 4,1 W7027-C-12,0 Not Available Cosmic 15- 14 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-13,0 On Loan 17- 16 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,1 W7027-C-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 16- 7 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-15,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 12um CS,YL Spherical Transparent to Translucent Vitreous to Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-C-16,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9um GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 4,1 W7027-C-2,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 9 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-3,0 Not Available 16- 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-4,0 Not Available Cosmic 24- 19 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-5,0 On Loan Cosmic 29- 18 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-6,0 Not Available 20- 19 BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic 4,1 W7027-C-7,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18- 13 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-C-8,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 12um CS,YL Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,1 W7027-C-9,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 21- 16 BR,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,1 W7027-D-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,1 W7027-D-11,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 18- 14 RD,BR,RD,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-D-12,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 14- 6 RD,BR,RD,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-D-13,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8um CS,YL Spherical Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,1 W7027-D-14,0 Available 10* CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-D-15,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8um BR,GR Spherical Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-D-17,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 8um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-D-18,0 Available 16- 6 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-D-2,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-D-7,0 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 21um CS,YL Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-D-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 21- 13 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 4,1 W7027-D-9,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30- 29 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-E-1,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8- 4 RD,BR,RD,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-10,0 Not Available 19- 18 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-11,0 Not Available 12um GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-13,0 Available 9- 8 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-14,0 Available 15- 12 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 4,1 W7027-E-15,0 Available 8- 7 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-16,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8- 4 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 4,1 W7027-E-17,0 Not Available 14- 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-2,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5- 4 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 4,1 W7027-E-3,0 Available 17- 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,1 W7027-E-4,0 Available 8um GR,BK Spherical Translucent to Opaque Submetallic to Metallic 4,1 W7027-E-5,0 Available 10um GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-6,0 Not Available 16- 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-7,0 On Loan 17- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 21- 12 RD,BR,RD,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1 W7027-E-9,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 17um GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,1

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