patio process

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf metallurgist
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Bartolomé_de_Medina
gptkbp:developedInYear 1554
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label patio process
gptkbp:involves crushing ore
mixing with salt, copper sulfate, and mercury
gptkbp:namedAfter patio (courtyard) where process was carried out
gptkbp:primaryUse silver extraction
gptkbp:replacedBy pan amalgamation process
gptkbp:usedFor extracting silver from ore
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Spanish_colonial_America
gptkbp:uses mercury amalgamation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bartolomé_de_Medina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6