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overviewcatalogueAM-2010-10003-A

AM-2010-10003-A · Cinnabararchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationCinnabar
chemical formulaHgS
classificationSulfide
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness2 – 2.5
density (g/cm³)8.03
colourBrownish red, dull
type localityToroku mine, Miyazaki, Japan
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)251283345
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2010-10003-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 251, 283, 345

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Donated as part of a decommissioned teaching collection; no individual provenance retained. Re-pass note (2026-06-07). Re-pass on 2026-06-07 confirms specimen condition unchanged; archival storage parameters reviewed and 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.
2010-05-10 12:29 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierV.O.
2010-05-11 16:15 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gR.E.
2010-05-22 10:57 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05004
R.E.
2010-05-24 10:00 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 25, drawer 29V.O.
2012-05-23 11:19 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2014-05-23 13:36 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2016-05-22 09:01 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2018-05-22 08:02 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.

physical location: vault D · shelf 25 · drawer 29 · last documented inspection: 2018-05-22 08:02 UTC