Dunnite
Sir, —It was recently stated* in “The Press” that specimens of dunnit • were to be prepared for despatch to various places overseas. I am sure many of your readers would be interested to learp something about this uniquq, mineral, what it is composed' of and why it has apparently, resisted any attempt at smelting. The 3000 ft Dun mountain near Nelson, ideal for open-cast mining, and. outcrops plainly visible to the west, seem to be com-, posed entirely of red-brown dunnite, while we were once shown a slab of pure native' copper from the Dun.—Yours,' etc., OLD NELSONIAN. January 17, 1964.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30342, 18 January 1964, Page 3
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102Dunnite Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30342, 18 January 1964, Page 3
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