That must have been a hot fire!!! gold melts at 1947.52 degrees F and a camp fire burns at 500 - 1500 degrees F
Best wishes
Kurt Painter
Photos Of Gold When Discovered?
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Re: Photos Of Gold When Discovered?
Interesting Curt!
Perhaps calvanite ore, the gold teluride, as a lower melt point which releases the gold?
I had also heard that low tempture, like freezing,
can also release the gold
anyway its supposely to fairly easy to extract
harder to find
take care and take me rock hounding!
ed
Perhaps calvanite ore, the gold teluride, as a lower melt point which releases the gold?
I had also heard that low tempture, like freezing,
can also release the gold
anyway its supposely to fairly easy to extract
harder to find
take care and take me rock hounding!
ed
Re: Photos Of Gold When Discovered?
Heating gold, (even if not to the point of melting it) will cause it to swell, and break the rock away from it. Freezing it will cause it to shrink, and can also cause it to be liberated from the surrounding rock.
Best,
Jim
Best,
Jim