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overviewcatalogueAM-2014-10016-A

AM-2014-10016-A · Apatite-(CaF)active

physical & structuralrev. 4
designationApatite-(CaF)
chemical formulaCa₅(PO₄)₃F
classificationPhosphate / Apatite supergroup
crystal systemHexagonal
mohs hardness5
density (g/cm³)3.19
colourViolet
type localityCarrock mine, Cumbria, England
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)431592960
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2014-10016-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 431, 592, 960

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard apatite-(caf) reference specimen. Supplied as a single piece on a small fragment of host matrix. Re-pass note (2026-05-24). Re-pass on 2026-05-24 reproduces previous measurements within experimental uncertainty.

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.
2014-04-09 13:53 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierP.S.
2014-04-12 09:30 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2014-04-16 15:53 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: COD entry 182494
S.W.
2014-04-18 14:42 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 21, drawer 09P.S.
2016-04-17 08:59 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2018-04-17 13:40 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2020-04-16 12:11 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2022-04-16 09:59 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault C · shelf 21 · drawer 09 · last documented inspection: 2022-04-16 09:59 UTC