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overviewcatalogueAM-2014-10018-A

AM-2014-10018-A · Malachitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 2
designationMalachite
chemical formulaCu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
classificationCarbonate / hydrous
crystal systemMonoclinic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)4.04
colourBanded green
type localityBahia, Brazil
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)155269432
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2014-10018-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 155, 269, 432

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with malachite; 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.
2014-12-13 10:14 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierL.K.
2014-12-14 11:49 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gT.J.
2014-12-28 16:45 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: COD entry 197322
T.J.
2014-12-30 15:52 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 25, drawer 32L.K.
2016-12-29 16:42 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2018-12-29 14:00 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2020-12-28 09:22 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2022-12-28 10:01 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault D · shelf 25 · drawer 32 · last documented inspection: 2022-12-28 10:01 UTC