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overviewcatalogueAM-2013-10009-A

AM-2013-10009-A · Cupritearchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationCuprite
chemical formulaCu₂O
classificationOxide
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)6.11
colourDark red, submetallic
type localityPanasqueira, Castelo Branco, Portugal
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)218411633
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2013-10009-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 218, 411, 633

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.
2013-03-19 09:23 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierL.K.
2013-03-24 09:06 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2013-03-30 12:40 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #6452
S.W.
2013-04-02 12:28 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 13, drawer 22L.K.
2015-04-02 11:08 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2017-04-01 11:23 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2019-04-01 13:16 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2021-03-31 15:44 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault C · shelf 13 · drawer 22 · last documented inspection: 2021-03-31 15:44 UTC