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overviewcatalogueAM-2015-10022-A

AM-2015-10022-A · Topazarchived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationTopaz
chemical formulaAl₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂
classificationNesosilicate
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness8
density (g/cm³)3.55
colourPale pale yellow
type localityKongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)267291402
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2015-10022-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 267, 291, 402

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard topaz 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.
2015-10-28 15:12 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2015-10-31 11:21 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gC.B.
2015-11-03 11:32 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-7270
C.B.
2015-11-05 15:36 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 24, drawer 28S.W.
2017-11-04 15:21 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2019-11-04 12:17 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2021-11-03 14:28 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2023-11-03 14:43 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault A · shelf 24 · drawer 28 · last documented inspection: 2023-11-03 14:43 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-2013-00042013-08-10crystalSystemtrigonaltrigonal (R3̄c)