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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10004-A

AM-2008-10004-A · Olivine (forsterite)archived

physical & structuralrev. 4
designationOlivine (forsterite)
chemical formula(Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
classificationNesosilicate / Olivine group
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness6.5 – 7
density (g/cm³)3.25
colourOlive green
type localitySudbury basin, Ontario, Canada
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)823856
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10004-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 823, 856

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with olivine (forsterite); 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.
2008-04-23 09:00 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierN.P.
2008-04-27 16:25 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2008-05-04 15:13 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 2 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #4903
S.W.
2008-05-07 13:21 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 01, drawer 24N.P.
2010-05-07 10:37 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2012-05-06 12:54 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2014-05-06 14:00 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2016-05-05 12:42 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.

physical location: vault B · shelf 01 · drawer 24 · last documented inspection: 2016-05-05 12:42 UTC