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overviewcatalogueAM-2015-10016-A

AM-2015-10016-A · Apatite-(CaF)unverified

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
designationApatite-(CaF)
chemical formulaCa₅(PO₄)₃F
classificationPhosphate / Apatite supergroup
crystal systemHexagonal
mohs hardness5
density (g/cm³)3.19
colourSlightly tarnished, sea blue
type localityChuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)428589963
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2015-10016-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 428, 589, 963

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Macroscopic appearance consistent with apatite-(caf); 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.
2015-05-18 12:01 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierR.E.
2015-05-22 15:38 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gM.A.
2015-05-26 16:05 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 168757
M.A.
2015-05-27 15:27 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 20, drawer 22R.E.
2017-05-26 08:45 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.
2019-05-26 08:34 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.
2021-05-25 11:56 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.
2023-05-25 12:07 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationS.W.

physical location: vault C · shelf 20 · drawer 22 · last documented inspection: 2023-05-25 12:07 UTC