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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / How to test rocks to see if gold looking stuff is really gold?
« on: 13/10/2007 08:32:43 »
is there a way to test my crystals to see if i have found gold? i have found some that I'm positive is pyrite but i have also found some that totally looks like gold but what do i know.... i read about some makeup trick where you put foundation on the back of your hand and then run the gold on it and if its real it will leave a black mark, i don't really want to do this with a rock cause it would probably leave a mark from dirt.is there some kind of test that i could buy or some other way of knowing? if i went to a mining shop would they know? I'll try to get some pics up, ,maybe someone could tell? Ive read a lot of the posts on here pertaining to gold and i must say- you all are very smart and knowlegable and i look forward to any advice you can give me. one more thing- i especially loved the melting Neil post and the ram head poop!