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overviewcatalogueAM-2024-10001-A

AM-2024-10001-A · Gypsumarchived

physical & structuralrev. 3
designationGypsum
chemical formulaCaSO₄·2H₂O
classificationSulfate
crystal systemMonoclinic
mohs hardness1.5 – 2
density (g/cm³)2.35
colourMilky white
type localityInder, Atyrau, Kazakhstan
raman spectroscopy532 nm · pass A
200400600800100012001400Raman shift (cm⁻¹)intensity (arb.)41649162067010061138
λ_excitation: 532 nm · acq. 3 × 10 s · grating 1800 g/mmfig. 1 · raman.am-2024-10001-a.svg

reported peaks (cm⁻¹): 416, 491, 620, 670, 1006, 1138

notessubmitter remarks + registry

Specimen accompanied by a single typewritten card listing the locality and the year of collection. No further provenance information.

chain of custody5 events · 2 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.
2024-05-21 13:27 UTCintakeweighed, dimensioned, photographed; container sealed and labelled with the accession identifierN.P.
2024-05-26 14:55 UTCpass Avisual inspection · density (Archimedes) · mass to ±0.01 gT.J.
2024-05-31 09:39 UTCpass BRaman acquisition; 6 peaks above prominence threshold
instrument: Renishaw inVia (532 nm, low-power head)
ref. checked: RRUFF R05008
T.J.
2024-06-02 12:41 UTCstoragere-bagged, label re-printed; placed in vault D, shelf 02, drawer 28N.P.
2026-06-02 11:24 UTCre-inspectionseal intact · label legible · no visible degradationN.P.

physical location: vault D · shelf 02 · drawer 28 · last documented inspection: 2026-06-02 11:24 UTC