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GOLD TESTER [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
CONT

The inspectors of the Competition Bureau check jewels gold content with "gold tester".

French

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  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
CONT

La pierre de touche, jaspe dur, noir, à grain fin est [...] indispensable pour «tester» les métaux précieux. Le métal à «essayer» est frotté sur la pierre qui se recouvre d'une mince couche de métal «la trace métallique». La pierre de touche étant inattaquable aux acides, un réactif est disposé sur «la trace». Les phénomènes observés renseignent alors sur la nature et le titre des alliages examinés. [...] L'effet des acides à «toucher» l'or est de brunir les traces métalliques [...] l'or de l'alliage, isolé par l'acide, reste en place sous forme de poudre brune.

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