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Cosmic Dust Catalog 4,2 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog W7027-F-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-10,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7* GR,BK,GR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,2 W7027-F-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 17* 9 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-F-12,0 Not Available Cosmic 15* 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-F-13,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10* GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-F-14,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8* GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic 4,2 W7027-F-15,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 3* BR,BK,BR,BK Spherical Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-F-16,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3um YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-17,0 Not Available Cosmic 16* 10 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 4,2 W7027-F-18,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4* CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-19,0 Available 2* CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-2,0 Available 18- 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-F-20,0 Available 2* BK,?,BK,? Irregular Opaque Dull 4,2 W7027-F-3,0 Not Available Cosmic 20- 12 AM,AM Irregular Translucent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-4,0 Available 7- 6 YL,GR,YL,GR Spherical Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-5,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-F-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 16- 13 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-F-7,0 Available 10- 6 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-F-8,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12- 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 4,2 W7027-F-9,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9* GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-G-1,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9* 9 YL,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 4,2 W7027-G-10,0 Available 7* AM,RD,AM,RD Spherical Translucent Subvitreous 4,2 W7027-G-11,0 Available Cosmic 7* BR,BK,BR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,2 W7027-G-12,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9* BR,GR,BR,GR Spherical Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-G-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 7* 6 GR,BR,GR,BR Irregular Opaque Dull 4,2 W7027-G-14,0 Available 10* 9 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 4,2 W7027-G-15,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 3* GR,BK,GR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,2 W7027-G-16,0 Available 6um BR,BK Spherical Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-G-2,0 Available 11* 9 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-G-27,0 Available 7* GR,BK,GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-G-28,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5* CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-G-3,0 Available 9* 8 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-G-4,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8* 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-G-5,0 Available Cosmic 8* 7 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-G-7,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10* 6 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-G-8,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 11* CS,CS Spherical Transparent to Translucent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-G-9,0 Available 8* 8 AM,RD,AM,RD Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-H-10,0 Not Available 14* 10 CS,GR,CS,GR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-H-12,0 Available 30* 25 CS,GR,CS,GR Irregular Transparent Subvitreous 4,2 W7027-H-13,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 12* 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-H-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 14* 11 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-H-16,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 9* CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 4,2 W7027-H-17,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20* 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-H-18,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 14* 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 4,2 W7027-H-19,0 Not Available 15* 12 CS,GR,CS,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 4,2 W7027-H-3,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6* CS,GR,CS,GR Spherical Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-H-4,0 Not Available Cosmic 14* 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-H-5,0 Available Cosmic 12- 6 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-H-6,0 Available 12* 7 CS,BR,CS,BR Irregular Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-I-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3* CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Subvitreous to Vitreous 4,2 W7027-I-10,0 Available 6* 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-I-11,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 15* 7 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-I-12,0 Available 12* 11 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-I-13,0 Available Cosmic 8* RD,BR,RD,BR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-I-14,0 Available Cosmic 5* 3 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-I-2,0 Available 6* 4 CS,GR,CS,GR Irregular Transparent Subvitreous 4,2 W7027-I-3,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7* 5 GR,GD,GR,GD Irregular Opaque Metallic 4,2 W7027-I-4,0 Available 9* 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-I-5,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6* 4 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 4,2 W7027-I-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 7* BR,BK,BR,BK Spherical Opaque Metallic 4,2 W7027-I-7,0 Available 8- 7 GR,GR Equidimensional Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-I-8,0 Available 9* 7 BR,GR,BR,GR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 4,2 W7027-I-9,0 Available Cosmic 4* GR,BK,GR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic 4,2

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