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overviewcatalogueAM-2012-10019-A

AM-2012-10019-A · Rhodochrositearchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationRhodochrosite
chemical formulaMnCO₃
classificationCarbonate / Calcite group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)3.69
colourBanded pink and white
type localitySkardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)7221084
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2012-10019-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 722, 1084, 1716

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Donated as part of a private estate; no individual provenance retained.

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.
2012-04-04 10:15 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierL.K.
2012-04-06 12:53 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gR.E.
2012-04-15 09:05 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 199816
R.E.
2012-04-18 12:01 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 13, drawer 30L.K.
2014-04-18 15:45 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2016-04-17 10:18 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2018-04-17 12:58 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2020-04-16 13:04 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault C · shelf 13 · drawer 30 · last documented inspection: 2020-04-16 13:04 UTC