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overviewcatalogueAM-2009-10004-A

AM-2009-10004-A · Cupriteactive

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationCuprite
chemical formulaCu₂O
classificationOxide
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)6.13
colourDark red, submetallic
type localityRatnapura, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)147217412
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2009-10004-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 147, 217, 412

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard cuprite reference specimen. Supplied as a single piece on a small fragment of host matrix.

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.
2009-11-05 10:16 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierN.P.
2009-11-10 09:30 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gL.K.
2009-11-15 14:19 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #2884
L.K.
2009-11-17 12:04 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 10, drawer 02N.P.
2011-11-17 12:11 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.
2013-11-16 16:23 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.
2015-11-16 13:02 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.
2017-11-15 10:50 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.

physical location: vault B · shelf 10 · drawer 02 · last documented inspection: 2017-11-15 10:50 UTC