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overviewcatalogueAM-2015-10015-A

AM-2015-10015-A · Marcasitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationMarcasite
chemical formulaFeS₂
classificationSulfide / Marcasite group
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness6 – 6.5
density (g/cm³)4.87
colourFaintly pale brass yellow with greenish cast
type localityShigar valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)322385
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2015-10015-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 322, 385

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. Original collection number illegible due to ink fade.

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.
2015-12-21 09:50 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierV.O.
2015-12-26 09:45 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2016-01-07 14:18 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 2 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #5135
S.W.
2016-01-10 13:39 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 03, drawer 15V.O.
2018-01-09 09:57 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.
2020-01-09 09:44 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.
2022-01-08 14:19 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.
2024-01-08 10:36 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.

physical location: vault B · shelf 03 · drawer 15 · last documented inspection: 2024-01-08 10:36 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-2024-00052024-06-25density2.72.71