Re: 65% gold
John Rudiak (wizard@laplaza.org)
Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:24:39 -0600
Judy Seigel wrote:
>
> I'm sorry I lost track of who asked the question (Lukas?), but I know
> someone was looking for gold (oops I wrote "god", that too, maybe) beyond
> 5 %. I have a catalog from Prochem, Inc., a chemical supplier connected to
> (distributed by) First Reaction, phone 603/929-3583, fax 603/929-5023.
>
> Here is listed Gold (111) chloride, AU 65 %, AuCl3, f.w. 303.33, m.p.
> 254 dec, (assuming those figures are info of merit).
>
> In any event, the price listed is: 1 gram $85, 5 grams $300.
>
> First Reaction takes Visa and Mastercard, tho I forgot to add that to my
> listings (sections 3 and 10 in P-F's Sources and Services).
>
> Can anybody say if that's a good price, or only so so?
>
> Judy
That seems high- reagent grade gold chloride HAuCl4.3H2O is listed at
about $900 an ounce. I'm sure that practical grade could be had
cheaper- I haven't looked because I bought 2 ounces at a yard sale (!)
about 4 years ago.
John
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