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overviewcatalogueAM-2014-10003-A

AM-2014-10003-A · Goethiteunverified

The classification below is preliminary. Spectroscopic confirmation is incomplete; values shown reflect the most recent analytical pass and may be revised without notice.
physical & structuralrev. 4
designationGoethite
chemical formulaFeO(OH)
classificationOxide-hydroxide
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness5 – 5.5
density (g/cm³)4.29
colourBrown to yellowish brown
type localityAndriamena, Betsiboka, Madagascar
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)247385477548686
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2014-10003-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 247, 385, 477, 548, 686

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Photographic record retained. Specimen temperature held at lab ambient throughout 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.
2014-07-01 12:48 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2014-07-05 14:24 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gH.D.
2014-07-19 08:14 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 5 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: COD entry 192660
H.D.
2014-07-20 08:01 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 19, drawer 01S.W.
2016-07-19 11:36 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2018-07-19 14:54 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2020-07-18 11:15 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2022-07-18 15:43 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault C · shelf 19 · drawer 01 · last documented inspection: 2022-07-18 15:43 UTC