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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10006-A

AM-2008-10006-A · Quartzactive

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationQuartz
chemical formulaSiO₂
classificationTectosilicate / Quartz group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness7
density (g/cm³)2.66
colourFaintly yellow
type localityBoron, Kern County, California, USA
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)26535569780810841163
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10006-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 265, 355, 697, 808, 1084, 1163

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Submitter cited the type locality. Specimen retained for reference; no chain-of-custody documentation available beyond the submission packet.

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.
2008-09-30 08:30 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierM.A.
2008-10-05 10:28 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2008-10-17 08:17 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 6 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 126042
S.W.
2008-10-18 15:23 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 05, drawer 11M.A.
2010-10-18 16:44 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2012-10-17 16:09 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2014-10-17 13:30 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2016-10-16 08:27 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.

physical location: vault A · shelf 05 · drawer 11 · last documented inspection: 2016-10-16 08:27 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-2017-00042017-09-28colorblueazure to deep cobalt