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with it till it accquires its highest
Perfection; and pure Gold Grains as may be sure
may be seen in their [?] ores, taken
at Edern near Freyberg in Misnia
which have an outward Coat of
Ruby Colourd Glass; which is produced
by the [?] combind with it - I have
made the Experiment & found it to
be pure nature [?] which was mallea:
:ble in the Mortar whole I powdered
it & weighed 3/4 of a Ducat - when
the [?] is predominant, & will take [?]
there is no Appearance of Glass,
but is brittle, & [?] combustible, as
may be observed in all Pyrites -
That [?] can corrode the metal & destroy
it, by taking it to itself as it were

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PattyGilson almost 4 years ago

This person is doing extensive research on Pyrite, or Fool's Gold, presumably in an attempt to extract the traces of gold therein.

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