I wouldn’t think so but can’t wait for the expert to weigh in!

Hi I just saw your comment! No brass will not hold up to 10k acid. Now I have seen other soft metals that the acid is impervious to, which can happen but then you also use the color and softness to help gauge the result. Another thing that happens is the acids can go bad if they are exposed to outside elements. Also, if it happened to be 10k gold, it would not completely disappear on the 14k test, just dim.

So, testing directly on the metal vs testing on the stone will always show different kinds of results. Based on what you have told me it sounds like the purity lies between 18k and 22k, 75%-92% or so. If the 22 dissolves it this likely means it is less than 22. In fact, the amount of time it takes to dissolve when using 22k acid comes into play as well when estimating purity. When the acid is put directly on the metal, there is definitely more than enough material to neutralize the chemical reaction, so the results are more difficult to see vs the tiny bit of metal taken off when using a test stone. So my thought is that it would be around 20k. Which makes sense considering the source of the gold, typically purity is around 80% of course depending on where the gold was obtained. Hope this helps.

what sort of crucible are you using? try melting iron and then pouring the iron off leaving your gold molten at the bottom as iron and gold don't alloy , use electrolysis to get you're k and the refinery sets the karat not the customer and they will take your silver as profits it's a dog eat dog situation take it or leave it, just get your bullion as clean as you can without burning up your earnings as direct heat as a smelting method is a 30 percent potential loss. good luck and purchase a kiln if you're going to be smelting allot , where are you finding such good placer and free gold? also I agree with your karat is lower then 22 , if you find your gold in Georgia then your karat is already higher then most coming straight from the sources. if you are out west you'd be lucky to get 18 k in your pan and in Australia most likely three to ten k , very contaminated but still gold.

I just went yesterday and they rubbed my shit so hard they left a mark. But yes my gold was real I got it from shalimar and had they pawn shop test it

No not at all

No it should not. Did you test it ?

Maybe it was fake

There are metals that will never dissolve using the acids designed for testing gold. I do not know all of them, but I have seen similar things in my store. Platinum would be a metal that would hold up to a lot of acid, but I am assuming that your bracelet is also marked 10k. If it is not dissolving in any of the acids, and marked 10k, there is a good chance it is fake. I would take it for a 2nd opinion as well. In this case, it would not be tricking the acid test, as if it does not dissolve on 22, its something else entirely. Even 22k gold dissolves on 22k acid, its just a judgement call of how long it takes for that mark to disappear. One other idea would be silver test, but I doubt it is silver based on it standing up to the gold acids. Good luck.

Yes my bracelet its mark 10 k and can I return the bracelet or should I call the police...what are they doin is illegal

Yes, to clearly show the result. Otherwise just a small mark is needed.

You can if you're over 18 yo, but itwont tell you anything about the gold. Lol.

No. You need the specialy made acids to test

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