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overviewcatalogueAM-2016-10024-A

AM-2016-10024-A · Cupritearchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationCuprite
chemical formulaCu₂O
classificationOxide
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness3.5 – 4
density (g/cm³)6.12
colourDark red, submetallic
type localityLascari, Sicily, Italy
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)149217413634
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2016-10024-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 149, 217, 413, 634

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.
2016-03-09 12:22 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierP.S.
2016-03-11 10:54 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gT.J.
2016-03-23 09:13 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05001
T.J.
2016-03-24 09:44 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 06, drawer 09P.S.
2018-03-24 13:10 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2020-03-23 08:47 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2022-03-23 16:55 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2024-03-22 12:50 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.

physical location: vault D · shelf 06 · drawer 09 · last documented inspection: 2024-03-22 12:50 UTC