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overviewcatalogueAM-2010-10008-A

AM-2010-10008-A · Cupritearchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationCuprite
chemical formulaCu₂O
classificationOxide
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)6.11
colourDark red, submetallic
type localityRatnapura, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)147219412
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2010-10008-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 147, 219, 412

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. Original collection number illegible due to ink fade.

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.
2010-03-30 09:21 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierT.J.
2010-04-02 10:07 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gL.K.
2010-04-14 09:58 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-6961
L.K.
2010-04-16 14:25 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 06, drawer 06T.J.
2012-04-15 09:36 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.
2014-04-15 15:54 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.
2016-04-14 15:56 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.
2018-04-14 09:42 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationM.A.

physical location: vault C · shelf 06 · drawer 06 · last documented inspection: 2018-04-14 09:42 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-2011-00072011-01-05mohs76.5–7