https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...esters-heating
The mass or size to weight ratio is the tell.
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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-...esters-heating
The mass or size to weight ratio is the tell.
Here's the graphic in the link:
https://zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b...testing-01.png
Even amateur gold bugs would know something is wrong just by looking at it. When a bullion round or bar is either twice as voluminous or half as heavy, it's easy to tell it's fishy.
In the world there is only one metal, which is ideal for fake gold. This is wolfram. According to its properties, wolfram is a refractory and heavy metal of light gray color. The density of wolfram is almost the same as that of gold.
Very interesting, I learned a new name for tungsten.
Tungsten - Wikipedia
http://gold-silver.us/assets/icons/f...kipedia.2x.pnghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten
Tungsten, or wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W and atomic number 74. The name tungsten comes from the former Swedish name for the tungstate mineral scheelite, tung sten or "heavy stone". Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively combined with other elements in chemical compounds rather than alone. It was ...
I read that article year ago, Old news
You trying to be funny? I posted it a year ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tape";964908]I read that [URL="https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-02/arms-race-between-gold-counterfeiters-and-bullion-testers-heating