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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 675217" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>I have to say that your whole story sounds somewhat unlikely to me, however as wood burns at around 1,100°F, but gold doesn't melt until 1,943°F, if this substance is in fact gold, you aren't even close to melting it, so "untouched by the heat" is a good result.</p><p></p><p>Here in Australia, some jewellers and pawn shops have an XRF gun, a hand-held device that uses X-rays to instantly determine/verify the actual composition of supposed precious metals. If you can locate one such in your locality and they're prepared to help, you can skip any other tests and know immdiately whether your golden ore is in fact the real deal. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 675217, member: 4012"] I have to say that your whole story sounds somewhat unlikely to me, however as wood burns at around 1,100°F, but gold doesn't melt until 1,943°F, if this substance is in fact gold, you aren't even close to melting it, so "untouched by the heat" is a good result. Here in Australia, some jewellers and pawn shops have an XRF gun, a hand-held device that uses X-rays to instantly determine/verify the actual composition of supposed precious metals. If you can locate one such in your locality and they're prepared to help, you can skip any other tests and know immdiately whether your golden ore is in fact the real deal. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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