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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10001-A

AM-2008-10001-A · Chalcopyritearchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationChalcopyrite
chemical formulaCuFeS₂
classificationSulfide
crystal systemTetragonal
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)4.20
colourPeacock blue, weathered surface
type localityRed Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)290322352
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10001-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 290, 322, 352

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with chalcopyrite; no surface alteration observed at the time of intake.

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.
2008-08-28 10:18 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierH.D.
2008-09-01 15:39 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gM.A.
2008-09-15 09:24 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-5362
M.A.
2008-09-17 13:44 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 09, drawer 02H.D.
2010-09-17 14:38 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2012-09-16 09:57 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2014-09-16 09:17 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2016-09-15 15:24 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.

physical location: vault B · shelf 09 · drawer 02 · last documented inspection: 2016-09-15 15:24 UTC