How did ancient people test the purity of gold? They used a touchstone

Touchstones identify the authenticity and purity of gold -Article source Baidu Baike   Touchstone is a solid black stone with a streak of gold on it to show the purity of the gold. The mineralogical name is Bi Xuanite, also known as flint slate, siliceous slate, etc. It is a basaltic extrusive rock, dense, hard, and […]

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