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overviewcatalogueAM-2015-10017-A

AM-2015-10017-A · Tourmaline (schorl)active

physical & structuralrev. 4
designationTourmaline (schorl)
chemical formulaNaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
classificationCyclosilicate / Tourmaline group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness7 – 7.5
density (g/cm³)3.13
colourBlack
type localityChuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)2203667101064
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2015-10017-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 220, 366, 710, 1064

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Photographic record retained. Specimen temperature held at lab ambient throughout 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.
2015-10-29 10:05 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierL.K.
2015-10-31 12:04 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gS.W.
2015-11-07 08:31 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #4211
S.W.
2015-11-08 11:22 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 14, drawer 01L.K.
2017-11-07 14:47 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2019-11-07 14:58 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2021-11-06 16:57 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2023-11-06 09:50 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.

physical location: vault C · shelf 14 · drawer 01 · last documented inspection: 2023-11-06 09:50 UTC