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Cosmic Dust Catalog 5,1 - Particle Descriptions

Particle Cluster Location Type Size Color Shape Trans Luster Catalog U2015-B-1,0 U2015 Cluster *A Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 17- 14 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Transparent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-B-10,0 U2015 Cluster 3 Not Available Cosmic 13- 9 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 15- 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-B-12,0 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 21- 18 CS,BR,CS,BR Irregular Translucent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-13,0 U2015 Cluster 6 Not Available 11um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-14,0 Not Available 35- 27 GR,BR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-B-15,0 Not Available 9- 7 AM,AM Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-16,0 Available 14- 9 BK,AM,BK,AM Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-B-17,0 Not Available CS,YL,CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-18,0 Not Available Cosmic 8- 7 GR,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-B-19,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 12 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-B-2,0 U2015 Cluster *A Available 11- 9 RU,RU Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-B-20,0 Not Available Cosmic 16- 12 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-21,0 Not Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18- 9 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-B-22,0 Not Available 12- 11 GR,AM,GR,AM Spherical Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-B-3,0 U2015 Cluster *A Not Available 6- 5 RU,RU Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-B-4,0 U2015 Cluster *A Not Available 7- 5 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-B-6,0 U2015 Cluster *A Available 4- 3 AM,AM Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-B-7,0 U2015 Cluster 3 Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 7- 6 BR,GR,BR,GR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-B-8,0 U2015 Cluster 3 Not Available Possibly Natural Terrestrial Contamination 6um CS,YL Equidimensional Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-B-9,0 U2015 Cluster *B Not Available Cosmic 17- 16 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-1,0 Available 19- 9 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-C-10,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 11- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 5,1 U2015-C-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 21- 14 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-C-12,0 Available 9- 7 GR,GR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 15- 8 BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-14,0 Available 6- 4 BR,GR,BR,GR Equidimensional Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-C-16,0 Not Available 10- 7 YL,GR,YL,GR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-C-17,0 Not Available Cosmic 5- 3 BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-18,0 Available Cosmic 5- 3 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-19,0 Available 9- 5 CS,GR,CS,GR Irregular Transparent to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-2,0 Available Natural Terrestrial Contamination 20- 20 CS,YL,CS,YL Equidimensional Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-C-20,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-C-21,0 Available 3um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-C-22,0 Not Available 4- 3 YL,BR,YL,BR Irregular Translucent Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-23,0 Available 6- 3 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-C-24,0 Not Available Cosmic 10- 8 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-C-25,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 10 BR,YL,BR,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-C-26,0 On Loan 13- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Metallic 5,1 U2015-C-27,0 Not Available Cosmic 11- 10 RD,GR,RD,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-C-3,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10- 8 CL,GR,CL,GR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-C-4,0 Not Available 21- 16 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-5,0 Not Available Cosmic 11- 9 GR,BR Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-6,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-7,0 Available 16- 11 BR,YL Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-C-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 21- 13 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-C-9,0 Not Available Cosmic 7- 6 GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-1,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 5um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-D-10,0 Not Available Cosmic 13- 11 BR,BK,BR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-11,0 Not Available Cosmic BR,BR Spherical Opaque Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-12,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6- 5 YL,GR,YL,GR Spherical Translucent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-D-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 9- 9 BR,GR,BR,GR Equidimensional Opaque Dull 5,1 U2015-D-14,0 Not Available Cosmic 11- 11 BR,BK,BR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-15,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5- 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-16,0 Not Available Cosmic 15- 11 GR,BR,GR,BR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-17,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 9- 6 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-18,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7- 5 GR,BK,GR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Metallic 5,1 U2015-D-19,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 10- 5 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Metallic 5,1 U2015-D-2,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 7- 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Equidimensional Opaque Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-20,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8- 4 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-21,0 Not Available Cosmic 20- 14 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-22,0 Not Available Cosmic 15- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-23,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 18- 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-24,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 4um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-D-25,0 Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination/Al Ox Sph 5- 4 CS,YL,CS,YL Irregular Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-D-26,0 Not Available 28- 23 CS,GR,CS,GR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-D-3,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 6- 4 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 5,1 U2015-D-4,0 Available Cosmic/Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 8- 5 GR,BR Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-5,0 Available 8- 5 BK,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-6,0 Not Available Cosmic 18- 14 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-7,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 5um BR,BK Spherical Opaque Submetallic 5,1 U2015-D-8,0 Not Available Cosmic 7- 6 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-D-9,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 6um YL,GR Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-E-10,0 Not Available Cosmic 45- 30 GR,BR,GR,BR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-E-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 6- 5 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-E-12,0 Available 12- 5 CL,GR,CL,GR Irregular Transparent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-E-13,0 Not Available Cosmic 10- 6 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic 5,1 U2015-E-14,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 63- 48 GR,RD,GR,RD Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-E-15,0 On Loan 20- 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-E-16,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 30- 26 GR,RD,GR,RD Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-E-17,0 On Loan Cosmic 17- 9 GR,BR,GR,BR Irregular Opaque to Translucent Dull 5,1 U2015-E-3,0 Not Available Cosmic 14- 10 BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-E-4,0 Not Available 20- 15 RD,BR,RD,BR Irregular Transparent to Translucent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-E-5,0 Available Possibly Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 13- 9 CL,GR,CL,GR Irregular Transparent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-E-6,0 Available Cosmic 5- LE BR,BK,BR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-E-7,0 Not Available Cosmic 10- 10 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-E-8,0 On Loan Cosmic 12- 8 GR,YL,GR,YL Irregular Opaque to Transparent Vitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-E-9,0 Not Available Artificial Terrestrial Contamination 20- 12 CL,GR,CL,GR Irregular Translucent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-F-1,0 Not Available Cosmic 20- 19 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Submetallic 5,1 U2015-F-10,0 Available 1um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-F-11,0 Not Available Cosmic 9- 8 GR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-12,0 Not Available Cosmic 28- 17 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-13,0 Available Cosmic 10um CS,GR Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-F-14,0 Available 26- 18 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-15,0 Not Available 18- 15 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-16,0 Not Available 18- 15 CL,GR,CL,GR Irregular Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-F-19,0 Not Available Cosmic 14- 12 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque to Translucent Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-20,0 Not Available Cosmic 16- 11 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Translucent to Opaque Subvitreous to Vitreous 5,1 U2015-F-21,0 Available 5- 5 CS,WH,CS,WH Irregular Transparent Subvitreous 5,1 U2015-F-22,0 Available Cosmic 4- 3 GR,BK,GR,BK Irregular Opaque Dull 5,1 U2015-F-3,0 Not Available Cosmic 17- 13 GR,BR,GR,BR Irregular Opaque Subvitreous to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-4,0 Not Available 15- 10 CS,GR Irregular Transparent Vitreous 5,1 U2015-F-8,0 Available 11um GR,BR Spherical Opaque Submetallic to Dull 5,1 U2015-F-9,0 Available Aluminum Oxide Sphere 3um CS,YL Spherical Transparent Vitreous 5,1

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