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overviewcatalogueAM-2010-10016-A

AM-2010-10016-A · Rutilearchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationRutile
chemical formulaTiO₂
classificationOxide / Rutile group
crystal systemTetragonal
mohs hardness6 – 6.5
density (g/cm³)4.25
colourBlack, prismatic crystals
type localityErongo Mountains, Erongo, Namibia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)142234446
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2010-10016-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 142, 234, 446

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Rutile of ordinary appearance and habit. Used as a calibration reference during the analytical pass.

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.
2010-12-11 10:32 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierV.O.
2010-12-15 08:32 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gM.A.
2010-12-18 08:03 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 166117
M.A.
2010-12-20 16:22 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 25, drawer 14V.O.
2012-12-19 15:37 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2014-12-19 10:30 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2016-12-18 15:14 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2018-12-18 16:36 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.

physical location: vault A · shelf 25 · drawer 14 · last documented inspection: 2018-12-18 16:36 UTC