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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10007-A

AM-2008-10007-A · Galenaunverified

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. 3
designationGalena
chemical formulaPbS
classificationSulfide / Galena group
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness2.5 – 2.75
density (g/cm³)7.41
colourTarnished dull grey
type localityAnjanabonoina, Madagascar
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)134438
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10007-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 72, 97, 134, 438

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Photographic record retained. Single-pass examination only; no follow-up planned.

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.
2008-08-05 13:04 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierP.S.
2008-08-06 11:18 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2008-08-20 15:10 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-9641
S.W.
2008-08-21 11:39 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 24, drawer 13P.S.
2010-08-21 13:31 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2012-08-20 11:05 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2014-08-20 08:58 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2016-08-19 14:03 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.

physical location: vault B · shelf 24 · drawer 13 · last documented inspection: 2016-08-19 14:03 UTC