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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10002-A

AM-2008-10002-A · Sideriteunverified

The classification below is preliminary. Spectroscopic confirmation is incomplete; values shown reflect the most recent analytical pass and may be revised without notice.
physical & structuralrev. 2
designationSiderite
chemical formulaFeCO₃
classificationCarbonate / Calcite group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness3.5 – 4.5
density (g/cm³)3.83
colourPale honey brown
type localityMont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)185281
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10002-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 185, 281, 1733

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Siderite of ordinary appearance and habit. Used as a calibration reference during the analytical pass.

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.
2008-06-29 08:35 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierN.P.
2008-07-03 08:49 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gN.P.
2008-07-06 14:18 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #9711
N.P.
2008-07-09 13:00 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 27, drawer 24N.P.
2010-07-09 10:07 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.
2012-07-08 16:52 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.
2014-07-08 09:54 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.
2016-07-07 11:35 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.

physical location: vault C · shelf 27 · drawer 24 · last documented inspection: 2016-07-07 11:35 UTC