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Unpublished paper and letter, 'Account of a specimen of native iron from Atacama' by J [Joseph] Redhead

Reference number: AP/12/17

Date: April-November 1825

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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

Reference number
AP/12/17
Earliest possible date
April-November 1825
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper and letter, 'Account of a specimen of native iron from Atacama' by J [Joseph] Redhead, April-November 1825, AP/12/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_12_17/unpublished-paper-and-letter-account-of-a-specimen-of-native-iron-from-atacama-by-j-joseph-redhead, accessed on 17 April 2026

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