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overviewcatalogueAM-2016-10012-A

AM-2016-10012-A · Cinnabararchived

physical & structuralrev. 2
designationCinnabar
chemical formulaHgS
classificationSulfide
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness2 – 2.5
density (g/cm³)8.17
colourPale brownish red, dull
type localityAndriamena, Betsiboka, Madagascar
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)253281343
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2016-10012-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 253, 281, 343

notessubmitter remarks + registry

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

chain of custody8 events · 6 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.
2016-12-29 13:34 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierP.S.
2017-01-02 08:29 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gH.D.
2017-01-04 11:01 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (785 nm)
ref. checked: COD entry 180115
H.D.
2017-01-07 13:08 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 25, drawer 23P.S.
2019-01-07 08:27 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2021-01-06 16:51 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2023-01-06 13:50 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.
2025-01-05 16:53 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationP.S.

physical location: vault B · shelf 25 · drawer 23 · last documented inspection: 2025-01-05 16:53 UTC