Evolution of silver-smelting technology of Japan in the middle of sixteenth century

Tetsuya Nakanishi; Eiji Izawa

doi:10.2355/isijinternational.54.1093

Evolution of silver-smelting technology of Japan in the middle of sixteenth century

Tetsuya Nakanishi, Eiji Izawa

The Kyushu University Museum

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Silver smelting with the addition of lead was adopted to the lead-poor silver sulfide ore at Iwami in 1533. Rapid increase in silver production occurred through the spread of the new technology from Iwami to Sado, then to rich silver mines in northeastern Japan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1093-1097
Number of pages	5
Journal	isij international
Volume	54
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.54.1093
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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