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Table 3
Overview of the adopted dust species.
| Dust species | Composition | Structure | Density | Shape | Grain size | Reference |
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| Olivine | Mg2SiO4 | A | 3.71 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Dorschner et al. (1995) |
| Pyroxene | MgSiO3 | A | 3.20 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Dorschner et al. (1995) |
| Olivine | MgFeSiO4 | A | 3.71 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Dorschner et al. (1995) |
| Pyroxene | MgFeSi2O6 | A | 3.20 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Dorschner et al. (1995) |
| Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 | C | 3.33 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Servoin & Pirou (1973) |
| Ortho-Enstatite | MgSiO3 | C | 2.80 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Jaeger et al. (1998) |
| Silica | SiO2 | A | 2.20 g/cm3 | GRF | 0.1 − 2 − 4 μm | Henning & Mutschke (1997) |
Notes. For each component we list its chemical composition, whether it has an amorphous (A) or crystalline (C) structure, density, adopted grain shape and grain sizes, and reference to the refractory indices used.
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