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Title: Transactions
TITANIFEROUS IRON SANDS OF NEW ZEALAND
Year: 1871 (1870s)
Authors: American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
V. W. Aubel
Subjects: Mineral industries
Publisher: New York (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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the beaches. When it was discovered that this sand contained a high percentage of iron, considerably higher even than the ores obtainable in the famous Cleveland district of England, companies were formed to work this material. Early attempts were made with the Catalan forge, using charcoal as fuel; small quantities of wrought iron were made in this way and some of the specimens are at present in the Auckland Museum. The first attempt to smelt the sand in a blast furnace is recorded as having been made in 1865 in England. No details are available except an analysis of the sand used, and also of the product made. This iron is reported to have been puddled, and from the resulting wrought iron, hoops, bars, chains, etc. were made, and pronounced excellent in quality.
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268 Fig. 2.—Map of the North Island of New Zealand. Between lines ab and cd is the active volcanic region of this island, which is, no doubt, the source of the iron-sand deposits. Places marked x are the principal deposits. The currents on this coast have scattered this sand in large quantities practically all the way to Auckland.

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