Amalgama must be distilled through the Retort; because Part of the Silver and gold gets through the Leather: Nay, there remains nothing at all of the Silver or Gold within the Leather, if you use too great a Quantity of Mercury, to extract a small Quantity... Elements of the Art of Assaying Metals - Page 247by Johann Andreas Cramer - 1764 - 471 pagesFull view - About this book
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...Quantity of Silver contained in the Body wafhed ; in this Cafe, the whole Amalgama muft be diftilled through the Retort ; becaufe Part of the Silver and...Leather, if you ufe too great a Quantity of Mercury, to extracl a fmall Quantity of thefe Metals : Unlefs the Mercury be faturated with them, by a like previous... | |
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...contained in the Body washed; in this case the whole Amalgams must be distilled through the Retort; because Part of the Silver and gold gets through the Leather:...all of the Silver or Gold within the Leather, if you use too great a Quantity of Mercury, to extract a small Quantity of these Metals : unless the Mercury... | |
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