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submit a sample

Submissions are accepted on a continuous basis. Each submission receives a provisional accession identifier upon receipt and a full identifier once the first analytical pass has been completed by a registrar. Submitters are reminded to retain a copy of their own provenance notes; the registry does not return material.

Submissions are placed into an unpublished review queue. A registrar will manually verify and assign an accession identifier before the record appears in the public catalogue. Expect a delay of several days. No automated approval is performed.

required information

Please provide as much of the following as you can. Missing fields will not cause rejection, but submissions with very sparse provenance are placed at the end of the verification queue.

A brief written description of the specimen, including colour, approximate dimensions, and any visible structural features.
The circumstances under which the specimen was acquired, in as much detail as is comfortable to share. The registry does not redistribute provenance information unless explicit permission is given.
Any analytical data already in the submitter's possession (spectra, diffraction patterns, EDX maps).
A preferred level of attribution. By default, submissions are recorded under a six-character hash derived from the submission packet's metadata; the underlying identity is not published.

form

Photograph upload is not currently available through the public form. Submitters with images are asked to include a description of the photographs in the notes field; a registrar will request the files separately if required.

By submitting you confirm that you are the legitimate holder of the described material, that you understand the registry will not return it, and that you have read the registry's methodology document.