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overviewcatalogueAM-2009-00171-A

AM-2009-00171-A · Quartz, var. smokyarchived

physical & structuralrev. 2
designationQuartz, var. smoky
chemical formulaSiO₂
classificationTectosilicate / Quartz group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness7
density (g/cm³)2.65
colourSmoky brown to near-black
type localityCairngorm Mountains, Scotland
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)128206464
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2009-00171-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 128, 206, 464

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Coloration attributed to natural irradiation of structural Al impurities. Specimen photograph (orig.) not retained.

chain of custody8 events · 6 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.
2009-01-08 15:47 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2009-01-09 11:48 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gP.S.
2009-01-20 11:45 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: AMCSD #5014
P.S.
2009-01-23 08:24 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 06, drawer 32S.W.
2011-01-23 13:18 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2013-01-22 15:58 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2015-01-22 12:40 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2017-01-21 16:37 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault A · shelf 06 · drawer 32 · last documented inspection: 2017-01-21 16:37 UTC