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<p>[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1536540, member: 15199"]Some tungsten as tungsten carbide has been "cemented" together with either cobalt or nickel, or both to make "homeopathic" or "magnetic healing etc." bracelets or jewelry. It is slightly paramagnetic whereas gold is not, but if it manufactured with an organic binder such as epoxy rather nickel or cobalt, it attracting to a strong magnet might be hard to detect. </p><p><br /></p><p>Site mentioning the ultrasound type device used to verify some gold holdings:</p><p><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/ge-detectors-fake-gold/19621/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gizmag.com/ge-detectors-fake-gold/19621/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gizmag.com/ge-detectors-fake-gold/19621/</a></p><p><br /></p><p> and for those techie who want to learn more....but I couldn't find a price <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.ge-mcs.com/en/ultrasound/portable-flaw-detectors/phasor-series.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ge-mcs.com/en/ultrasound/portable-flaw-detectors/phasor-series.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ge-mcs.com/en/ultrasound/portable-flaw-detectors/phasor-series.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="desertgem, post: 1536540, member: 15199"]Some tungsten as tungsten carbide has been "cemented" together with either cobalt or nickel, or both to make "homeopathic" or "magnetic healing etc." bracelets or jewelry. It is slightly paramagnetic whereas gold is not, but if it manufactured with an organic binder such as epoxy rather nickel or cobalt, it attracting to a strong magnet might be hard to detect. Site mentioning the ultrasound type device used to verify some gold holdings: [URL]http://www.gizmag.com/ge-detectors-fake-gold/19621/[/URL] and for those techie who want to learn more....but I couldn't find a price :) [URL]http://www.ge-mcs.com/en/ultrasound/portable-flaw-detectors/phasor-series.html[/URL] Jim[/QUOTE]
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