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overviewcatalogueAM-2015-10002-A

AM-2015-10002-A · Cupriteactive

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationCuprite
chemical formulaCu₂O
classificationOxide
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)6.14
colourDark red, submetallic
type localityChuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)149219634
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2015-10002-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 149, 219, 634

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard cuprite reference specimen. Supplied as a single piece on a small fragment of host matrix.

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.
2015-09-03 11:37 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2015-09-08 16:21 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gP.S.
2015-09-10 16:56 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 159134
P.S.
2015-09-13 08:45 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 27, drawer 34S.W.
2017-09-12 16:31 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2019-09-12 11:39 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2021-09-11 11:57 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2023-09-11 08:14 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault D · shelf 27 · drawer 34 · last documented inspection: 2023-09-11 08:14 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-2012-00062012-09-11density2.72.71