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overviewcatalogueAM-2013-10016-A

AM-2013-10016-A · Rhodochrositearchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationRhodochrosite
chemical formulaMnCO₃
classificationCarbonate / Calcite group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)3.70
colourCherry pink
type localityBroken Hill, NSW, Australia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)2861087
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2013-10016-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 286, 1087, 1717

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Photographic record retained. Routine intake; no anomalies noted.

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.
2013-07-24 11:04 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierV.O.
2013-07-29 12:42 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gP.S.
2013-08-08 12:27 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #3744
P.S.
2013-08-11 15:21 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 23, drawer 17V.O.
2015-08-11 13:53 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2017-08-10 15:00 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2019-08-10 10:56 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2021-08-09 08:21 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault A · shelf 23 · drawer 17 · last documented inspection: 2021-08-09 08:21 UTC