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overviewcatalogueAM-2019-10008-A

AM-2019-10008-A · Celestinewithdrawn

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physical & structuralrev. 1
designationCelestine
chemical formulaSrSO₄
classificationSulfate / Barite group
crystal systemOrthorhombic
mohs hardness3 – 3.5
density (g/cm³)3.98
colourPale sky blue
type localityChuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)4524616211158
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2019-10008-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 452, 461, 621, 1158

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Submitter cited the type locality. Specimen retained for reference; no chain-of-custody documentation available beyond the submission packet.

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.
2019-04-18 09:05 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierL.K.
2019-04-19 15:09 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gR.E.
2019-04-24 15:46 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: COD entry 142561
R.E.
2019-04-26 13:37 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 02, drawer 04L.K.
2021-04-25 12:31 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2023-04-25 14:29 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.
2025-04-24 08:00 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationL.K.

physical location: vault C · shelf 02 · drawer 04 · last documented inspection: 2025-04-24 08:00 UTC