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overviewcatalogueAM-2012-10010-A

AM-2012-10010-A · Quartz, var. citrinearchived

physical & structuralrev. 4
designationQuartz, var. citrine
chemical formulaSiO₂
classificationTectosilicate / Quartz group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness7
density (g/cm³)2.65
colourHoney yellow
type localityCarrock mine, Cumbria, England
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)1292054656981085
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2012-10010-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 129, 205, 465, 698, 1085

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Quartz of ordinary appearance and habit. Catalogued without further analysis.

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.
2012-06-21 08:07 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierN.P.
2012-06-22 12:30 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gN.P.
2012-06-24 14:01 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 5 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05006
N.P.
2012-06-26 10:27 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 25, drawer 08N.P.
2014-06-26 13:11 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationV.O.
2016-06-25 14:14 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationV.O.
2018-06-25 10:09 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationV.O.
2020-06-24 13:12 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationV.O.

physical location: vault D · shelf 25 · drawer 08 · last documented inspection: 2020-06-24 13:12 UTC