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Brownleeite

Mineral:

Brownleeite: MnSi

Comments:

Cubic grain of brownleeite (false colored magenta) in the bottom of a pit as captured by aerogel.

Location:

Interplanetary dust particle (IDP) that appears to have originated from comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup.

Scale:

See Image.

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