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overviewcatalogueAM-2017-10012-A

AM-2017-10012-A · Tourmaline (schorl)archived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationTourmaline (schorl)
chemical formulaNaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
classificationCyclosilicate / Tourmaline group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness7 – 7.5
density (g/cm³)3.14
colourBlack
type localityShigar valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)3647091064
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2017-10012-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 364, 709, 1064

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Standard tourmaline (schorl) 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.
2017-05-06 14:32 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierV.O.
2017-05-07 14:09 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gC.B.
2017-05-14 12:33 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Horiba LabRAM HR (532 nm)
ref. checked: AMCSD #4800
C.B.
2017-05-15 08:43 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault B, shelf 17, drawer 24V.O.
2019-05-15 15:45 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2021-05-14 10:27 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2023-05-14 08:59 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.
2025-05-13 14:48 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationT.J.

physical location: vault B · shelf 17 · drawer 24 · last documented inspection: 2025-05-13 14:48 UTC