CaptainMorganNC
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- Oct 25, 2013
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I am sorry to have to ask this, but I did search the forums and all over the internet, but did not find my answer. I have an acid gold testing set. I have a small nugget (3 grams) of gold that I made from recovered gold from a computer. To recover the gold I used hydrochloric acid acid and hydrogen peroxide.
I tested the gold two different ways. I made a mark on the stone and I applied directly to the nugget. When I use 22k acid on the stone it very slowly goes away (like 5 min). I use 18k acid and it goes away slower. When I apply acid the nugget I can leave it there all day and does not seem to do anything. Where my questions come in is that when I wipe the acid off the acid is green, but not the gold. Also whipping the acid off of the stone removes the gold too. What do you experienced people make of this?
I did have it tested at a jewelry store and they acid tested it at 18k, but said that they did not have any higher acids.
I sold the nugget and the person said that his GLX 24 Pro gold tester said 12K. I appreciate any help that you can give me.
Should the gold come off the stone if the acid did not dissolve it?
Should the acid be green after testing?
I tested the gold two different ways. I made a mark on the stone and I applied directly to the nugget. When I use 22k acid on the stone it very slowly goes away (like 5 min). I use 18k acid and it goes away slower. When I apply acid the nugget I can leave it there all day and does not seem to do anything. Where my questions come in is that when I wipe the acid off the acid is green, but not the gold. Also whipping the acid off of the stone removes the gold too. What do you experienced people make of this?
I did have it tested at a jewelry store and they acid tested it at 18k, but said that they did not have any higher acids.
I sold the nugget and the person said that his GLX 24 Pro gold tester said 12K. I appreciate any help that you can give me.
Should the gold come off the stone if the acid did not dissolve it?
Should the acid be green after testing?