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overviewcatalogueAM-2013-10010-A

AM-2013-10010-A · Cassiteritearchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationCassiterite
chemical formulaSnO₂
classificationOxide / Rutile group
crystal systemTetragonal
mohs hardness6 – 7
density (g/cm³)6.99
colourBrown to black, adamantine
type localityCerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)475632776
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2013-10010-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 475, 632, 776

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Submitter cited the type locality. Specimen retained for reference; no chain-of-custody documentation available beyond the submission packet.

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.
2013-02-22 12:45 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2013-02-26 08:18 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gC.B.
2013-03-06 13:40 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #3979
C.B.
2013-03-09 08:01 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 02, drawer 26S.W.
2015-03-09 16:45 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2017-03-08 16:21 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2019-03-08 08:42 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.
2021-03-07 08:23 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationR.E.

physical location: vault D · shelf 02 · drawer 26 · last documented inspection: 2021-03-07 08:23 UTC

errata · corrections of record1 entry

The following corrections have been issued for this record since accession. Original values are retained here for citation purposes; the canonical metadata above reflects the most recent correction.

idissuedfieldwasnow
ERR-2015-00022015-12-26density2.72.71