Category: Gold Plates

Confounding the Conquistadors: Tumbaga’s Spurious Luster

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Gold Plates, MesoAmerica, Metallurgy, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon, Tumbaga

Stuart J. Flemming An essay regarding the Spanish discovery of Tumbaga, the gold alloy of which the Gold Plates were likely constructed 1999 Expedition Magazine 41/2 Read more
Depletion Gilding: An Ancient Method for Surface Enrichment of Gold Alloys

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Church History, Gold Plates, MesoAmerica, Metallurgy, Non-LDS Sources, Relevant to Book of Mormon, Tumbaga

Amelia Carolina Sparavigna Describes the ancient American gold alloy Tumbaga 2016 Mechanics, Materials Science & Engineering, January 2016 Read more
How Big a Book? Estimating the Total Surface Area of the Book of Mormon Plates

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Book of Mormon Evidence, Church History, Gold Plates, Metallurgy, Tumbaga, Witnesses

Bruce E. Dale We do not have the Book of Mormon metal plates available to us. We cannot heft them, examine the engravings, or handle the leaves of that ancient record as did the Three Witnesses, the Eight Witnesses, and the many other witnesses to both the existence and nature of the plates. In such Read more
How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates

Richard A. Durrant

February 9, 2025

Church History, Gold Plates, Witnesses

Kirk B. Henrichsen This article contains descriptions of the gold platesquoted directly from individuals who were closelyassociated with Joseph Smith Jr. Among those quoted are Martin Harris, Orson Pratt, and Emma Smith. The compiler also comments on the material of the plates. 2001 Henrichsen, Kirk B. (2001) “How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates,” Journal of Read more
How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates

Richard A. Durrant

August 31, 2024

Archeological, Book of Mormon Evidence, Church History, Gold Plates, Metal Records, Metallurgy, Tumbaga, Witnesses

Author Kirk B. Henrichsen Published 2001 A comparison of multiple account of the physical gold plates including their size, weight and metallurgical composition Read more

Category: Gold Plates

Confounding the Conquistadors: Tumbaga’s Spurious Luster

Depletion Gilding: An Ancient Method for Surface Enrichment of Gold Alloys

How Big a Book? Estimating the Total Surface Area of the Book of Mormon Plates

How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates

How Witnesses Described the Gold Plates