TAA i.3.14.6

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covering (sequins from robe of – Author’s Note) of Tut.

Ankh.Amen, the Deputy Master of the Melbourne

Mint has given me the information appended

herewith – as the result of some of his experiments. 

            This is a point that indicates the reason of

the red tint on the disc – it also suggests that

the red is inherent and comes to the surface.”

            The appended note: “Generally speaking, owing

to the high melting point of iron, this metal 

may be alloyed with either pure gold or pure

silver with great diffcul difficulty; but if all 

three metals are present in the original ore, 

these combined metals will melt into an 

alloy at a much lower temperature than

the melting point of iron.”

“When iron is alloyed with gold, even in very

minute proportions, a reddish brown stain

or iridescence generally appears on the face 

of the molten metal owing to oxidation; and

unless special methods are used to prevent

access of air, this reddish iridescence is

visible on the face of the gold after it has

been poured and cooled in a mould.”