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overviewcatalogueAM-2018-10002-A

AM-2018-10002-A · Magnetitearchived

physical & structuralrev. 4
designationMagnetite
chemical formulaFe₃O₄
classificationOxide / Spinel group
crystal systemCubic
mohs hardness5.5 – 6.5
density (g/cm³)5.20
colourBlack, metallic to submetallic
type localityTsumeb, Otjikoto, Namibia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)304538668
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2018-10002-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 304, 538, 668

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. No analytical data was supplied.

chain of custody7 events · 4 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.
2018-09-11 16:56 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierH.D.
2018-09-12 08:17 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gV.O.
2018-09-14 15:02 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 3 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05002
V.O.
2018-09-15 08:54 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 25, drawer 32H.D.
2020-09-14 09:14 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2022-09-14 10:41 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.
2024-09-13 13:21 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault A · shelf 25 · drawer 32 · last documented inspection: 2024-09-13 13:21 UTC