Reference number | AP/12/17 |
Level | File |
Title | Unpublished paper and letter, 'Account of a specimen of native iron from Atacama' by J [Joseph] Redhead |
Date | April-November 1825 |
Description | Redhead describes a specimen of native iron [telluric iron] found at the foot of a mountain in the Atacama region of Peru. He reports that Peruvians suspected that the iron was formed through explosions in mines. Preceded by a covering letter from Woodbine Parish to Sir Samuel Young.
Subject: Mineralogy |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
Physical description | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related records in the catalogue | AP/12/17/1 |
AP/12/17/2 |