Specific gravity Test for Gold and Quartz Specimens: Figure out how much gold is in a quartz gold specimen. The simplest way to test specific gravity is weigh the quartz gold specimen in “air” and multiply the weight by 1.9. Then weigh the quartz gold specimen fully submerged in “distilled water” and multiply that weight

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Weighing Gold So how do all these terms affect you as a gold seller or a gold buyer? What will your gold buyer tell you and why?A troy ounce is heavier than a regular ounce. Troy weights are used to weigh all precious metals.A Troy ounce = 31.1 grams and a regular ounce = 28.3

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