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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6 (of 6)

Note 861 — BOOK XXXIII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS.647

John Bostock translation

As to the solvents of gold, see Note 850 above. Stahl says that three parts of sub-carbonate of potash, dissolved in water, and heated with three parts of sulphur and one part of gold, will yield a complete solution of the metal.

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