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overviewcatalogueAM-2019-10017-A

AM-2019-10017-A · Apatite-(CaF)archived

physical & structuralrev. 1
designationApatite-(CaF)
chemical formulaCa₅(PO₄)₃F
classificationPhosphate / Apatite supergroup
crystal systemHexagonal
mohs hardness5
density (g/cm³)3.21
colourHoney yellow
type localityN'Chwaning II mine, Northern Cape, South Africa
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)4315909621040
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2019-10017-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 431, 590, 962, 1040

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.
2019-05-24 09:21 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierS.W.
2019-05-29 12:37 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gC.B.
2019-06-09 16:55 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 4 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05004
C.B.
2019-06-10 14:40 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault C, shelf 06, drawer 30S.W.
2021-06-09 11:42 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2023-06-09 14:24 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.
2025-06-08 14:13 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationC.B.

physical location: vault C · shelf 06 · drawer 30 · last documented inspection: 2025-06-08 14:13 UTC