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overviewcatalogueAM-2013-10002-A

AM-2013-10002-A · Cupritearchived

physical & structuralrev. 2
designationCuprite
chemical formulaCu₂O
classificationOxide
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)6.13
colourFaintly brick red
type localityDundas, Tasmania, Australia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)216411631
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2013-10002-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 216, 411, 631

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with cuprite; no surface alteration observed at the time of intake.

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.
2013-02-18 16:00 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierV.O.
2013-02-23 15:52 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2013-02-25 09:58 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 114838
S.W.
2013-02-27 10:33 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 24, drawer 33V.O.
2015-02-27 11:32 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2017-02-26 12:54 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2019-02-26 11:55 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2021-02-25 08:58 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.

physical location: vault B · shelf 24 · drawer 33 · last documented inspection: 2021-02-25 08:58 UTC