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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10008-A

AM-2008-10008-A · Marcasitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationMarcasite
chemical formulaFeS₂
classificationSulfide / Marcasite group
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness6 – 6.5
density (g/cm³)4.85
colourPale brass yellow with greenish cast
type localityImider mine, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)325386
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10008-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 325, 386

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. Original collection number illegible due to ink fade.

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.
2008-12-02 13:36 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierL.K.
2008-12-06 16:30 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gT.J.
2008-12-09 16:38 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 2 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-6751
T.J.
2008-12-10 09:28 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 17, drawer 10L.K.
2010-12-10 15:23 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2012-12-09 14:26 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2014-12-09 08:54 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2016-12-08 09:18 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault D · shelf 17 · drawer 10 · last documented inspection: 2016-12-08 09:18 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-2010-00042010-07-25colorwhitemilky white, occasionally translucent