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overviewcatalogueAM-2011-10007-A

AM-2011-10007-A · Chalcedonyactive

withdrawal on file: metadata insufficient for re-verification after the 2014 reorganisation (recorded 2015-05-04; classification withdrawn).
physical & structuralrev. 3
designationChalcedony
chemical formulaSiO₂
classificationTectosilicate / cryptocrystalline quartz
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness6.5 – 7
density (g/cm³)2.63
colourBrownish-red
type localityBancroft, Ontario, Canada
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)129207463501
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2011-10007-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 129, 207, 463, 501

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. No further provenance information.

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.
2011-06-05 16:44 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierR.E.
2011-06-06 10:03 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gC.B.
2011-06-21 11:43 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05001
C.B.
2011-06-24 09:33 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 20, drawer 10R.E.
2013-06-23 12:20 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2015-06-23 16:06 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2017-06-22 15:22 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2019-06-22 11:11 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.

physical location: vault C · shelf 20 · drawer 10 · last documented inspection: 2019-06-22 11:11 UTC