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overviewcatalogueAM-2008-10010-A

AM-2008-10010-A · Hematiteunverified

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. 1
designationHematite
chemical formulaFe₂O₃
classificationOxide / Hematite group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness5 – 6
density (g/cm³)5.30
colourSteel grey to black, red streak
type localityErongo Mountains, Erongo, Namibia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)2242444096141320
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2008-10010-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 224, 244, 409, 614, 1320

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Donated as part of a university overflow consignment; no individual provenance retained.

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.
2008-10-17 11:24 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2008-10-19 15:50 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gC.B.
2008-11-02 10:37 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 5 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05006
C.B.
2008-11-04 15:24 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 12, drawer 05S.W.
2010-11-04 16:12 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2012-11-03 13:19 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2014-11-03 10:46 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2016-11-02 09:04 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.

physical location: vault B · shelf 12 · drawer 05 · last documented inspection: 2016-11-02 09:04 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-2011-00032011-06-28mohs76.5–7