Magazine
Improvement Era 69, no. 9 (September 1966)
McKay, David O.
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Were the Golden Plates Made of Tumbaga?
Title
Were the Golden Plates Made of Tumbaga?
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1966
Authors
Putnam, Read H. (Primary)
Pagination
788–789, 828–831
Date Published
September 1966
Volume
69
Issue Number
9
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Abstract
This article considers the physical properties of the golden plates of Nephi, the engraving of metal plates, and the stone box that stored the plates. The author suggests that the plates may have been made of tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper.
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Subject Keywords
Metal
Tumbaga
Gold Plates
Metal Plates
Metallurgy
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