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overviewcatalogueAM-2009-10007-A

AM-2009-10007-A · Smithsonitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationSmithsonite
chemical formulaZnCO₃
classificationCarbonate / Calcite group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness4 – 4.5
density (g/cm³)4.44
colourWhite
type localitySa Duchessa mine, Sardinia, Italy
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)3037331093
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2009-10007-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 303, 733, 1093, 1730

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with smithsonite; no surface alteration observed at the time of intake.

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.
2009-09-28 14:35 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2009-09-29 16:19 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gT.J.
2009-10-02 10:48 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 193578
T.J.
2009-10-03 09:32 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 17, drawer 30S.W.
2011-10-03 16:27 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2013-10-02 13:27 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2015-10-02 16:42 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2017-10-01 09:35 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.

physical location: vault D · shelf 17 · drawer 30 · last documented inspection: 2017-10-01 09:35 UTC