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overviewcatalogueAM-2018-10008-A

AM-2018-10008-A · Hematitepending

The classification below is preliminary. Spectroscopic confirmation is incomplete; values shown reflect the most recent analytical pass and may be revised without notice.
physical & structuralrev. 4
designationHematite
chemical formulaFe₂O₃
classificationOxide / Hematite group
crystal systemTrigonal
mohs hardness5 – 6
density (g/cm³)5.23
colourTabular, specular
type localityDalnegorsk, Primorsky Krai, Russia
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)2232462944114981318
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2018-10008-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 223, 246, 294, 411, 498, 1318

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Crystals up to 21 mm on edge, sharply terminated. On quartz matrix.

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.
2018-07-05 10:01 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierC.B.
2018-07-08 16:14 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gV.O.
2018-07-17 14:54 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 6 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: ICDD card 04-5813
V.O.
2018-07-20 16:44 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault A, shelf 14, drawer 27C.B.
2020-07-19 15:48 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.
2022-07-19 10:21 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.
2024-07-18 10:02 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationH.D.

physical location: vault A · shelf 14 · drawer 27 · last documented inspection: 2024-07-18 10:02 UTC