How do i seperate gold from a silver and gold melted button. Copper and lead have been removed already

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I have a melted button of gold and silver. The copper and lead are already removed
you need to add silver so that the total amount of gold is no more than 25% of the total mass.
fuse it all into one hemogenic melt and dissolve in nitric acid.
silver will dissolve, gold will precipitate....

You can also add copper.
gold should be no more than a quarter of the weight of the ingot.
such physical laws in this universe.
 
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I have a melted button of gold and silver. The copper and lead are already removed
Is there a question in here?
You have now told us what you have done, but no information about what material it came form what your plan/purpose with this button is and so on.
Hence my reply: And??

If you want sensible replies you need to formulate questions
and provide information that makes us able to help you.
 
you need to add silver so that the total amount of gold is no more than 25% of the total mass.
fuse it all into one hemogenic melt and dissolve in nitric acid.
silver will dissolve, gold will precipitate....

You can also add copper.
gold should be no more than a quarter of the weight of the ingot.
such physical laws in this universe.
Thank you. Its called inquarting or something similiar? Ive looked on google and you tube, but neither place gave me a direct answer. I appreciate your reply
 
Is there a question in here?
You have now told us what you have done, but no information about what material it came form what your plan/purpose with this button is and so on.
Hence my reply: And??

If you want sensible replies you need to formulate questions
and provide information that makes us able to help you.
I would like to know how to seperate the silver from the gold. It originally came from one of my mining claims was crushed, ran it on an rp4 table to a heavy concentrate. Smelted it in a bone ash cupel and now i have a blob of gold and silver. Thats a quick version
 
Thank you. Its called inquarting or something similiar? Ive looked on google and you tube, but neither place gave me a direct answer. I appreciate your reply
yes, that's exactly what I mean.
in my country it’s called (literally) quartering.
 
I would like to know how to seperate the silver from the gold. It originally came from one of my mining claims was crushed, ran it on an rp4 table to a heavy concentrate. Smelted it in a bone ash cupel and now i have a blob of gold and silver. Thats a quick version
This is much more informative than "I have melted a button of Gold and Silver".
Now we can almost help you.
The missing thing now is how much Gold and Silver.
The aim is 25% Gold or 6 karat so we need to know the composition of the button.
XRF is the best, but maybe an acid test can do?
At least if it is done correctly.
 

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