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overviewcatalogueAM-2011-10004-A

AM-2011-10004-A · Aragonitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 2
designationAragonite
chemical formulaCaCO₃
classificationCarbonate / Aragonite group
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)2.93
colourGreyish white
type localityRed Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)151206704
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2011-10004-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 151, 206, 704, 1573

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Crystals up to 20 mm on edge, sharply terminated. Specimen mounted on a fragment of host rock.

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.
2011-12-30 10:36 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierR.E.
2012-01-02 14:03 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gP.S.
2012-01-14 11:39 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 197623
P.S.
2012-01-17 11:19 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 02, drawer 15R.E.
2014-01-16 11:05 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2016-01-16 16:00 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2018-01-15 09:51 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2020-01-15 13:02 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault B · shelf 02 · drawer 15 · last documented inspection: 2020-01-15 13:02 UTC