Lake Superior Paper - Discussion (continued) of Mr. Bayliss's paper on Accumulation of Amalgam on Copper Plates (see Vol. xxvi., p. 33)
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Abstract
C. N. FEnner, New York City (communication to the Secretary) : A possible explanation of some of the' phenomena of amalgamation cited by Mr. Bayliss and others has occurred to me. We know that if, to a quantity of mercury, gold and silver are added until a putty-like paste is formed, and if this mass is spread on a flat surface and pressure is applied, a more fluid portion of the mercury will be squeezed out from the rest, carrying gold and silver with it. The proportion of gold to silver will depend, I think, upon various causes and conditions—the relative chemical affinity which gold and silver have for mercury; the amount of pressure used; the presence of other metals:
Citation
APA: (1898) Lake Superior Paper - Discussion (continued) of Mr. Bayliss's paper on Accumulation of Amalgam on Copper Plates (see Vol. xxvi., p. 33)
MLA: Lake Superior Paper - Discussion (continued) of Mr. Bayliss's paper on Accumulation of Amalgam on Copper Plates (see Vol. xxvi., p. 33). The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1898.