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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-08443-A

AM-2008-08443-A · Quartz, var. amethystarchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationQuartz, var. amethyst
chemical formulaSiO₂
classificationTectosilicate / Quartz group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness7
density (g/cm³)2.65
colourPale violet, weakly zoned
type localityBoudi, Souss-Massa, Morocco
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)128207464
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-08443-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 128, 207, 464

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard amethyst spectrum. Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card; no further provenance.

chain of custody8 events · 5 seal-breaks

Events recorded against this accession in the registry's printed custody book. Operator initials are anonymous. Storage codes follow the convention vault-shelf-drawer.

timestampstagedetailop.
2008-10-31 11:25 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierN.P.
2008-11-02 16:40 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2008-11-08 10:23 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-2043
S.W.
2008-11-10 10:37 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 24, drawer 03N.P.
2010-11-10 10:14 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2012-11-09 09:47 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2014-11-09 10:07 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2016-11-08 12:23 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.

physical location: vault D · shelf 24 · drawer 03 · last documented inspection: 2016-11-08 12:23 UTC

errata · corrections of record1 entry

The following corrections have been issued for this record since accession. Original values are retained here for citation purposes; the canonical metadata above reflects the most recent correction.

idissuedfieldwasnow
ERR-2018-00012018-07-31density3.53.49–3.55