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Aqua Regia

Aqua Regia and Fulminating Gold According to Lemery

By Iulia Millesima

The mystery of Aqua Regia as a more effective gold dissolvent than the modern one. Perhaps because of the ancient strange work with salts. [Read more…] about Aqua Regia and Fulminating Gold According to Lemery

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Filed Under: Alchemy & Ancient Chemistry Tagged With: Aqua Regia, Gold, Gold Properties, Lemery Nicolas

Lemery & Aqua Regia First Step: Sal Armoniac

By Iulia Millesima

Nicolas Lemery, in his “Cours de la Chimie”, walks through a step by step Aqua Regia preparation. But before he instructs us to get a chemical Sal Armoniac, [Read more…] about Lemery & Aqua Regia First Step: Sal Armoniac

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Aqua Regia & Fulminating Gold

By Iulia Millesima

Ancient proceedings from Ammonium chloride and Saltpeter to obtain Aqua Regia through Hydrochloric Acid and Nitric Acid 3:1 often leads to Fulminating Gold. [Read more…] about Aqua Regia & Fulminating Gold

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Filed Under: Alchemy & Ancient Chemistry Tagged With: Aqua Regia, Gold, Gold Properties, Phantom Play

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