Gold in Quarts
Specific Gravity
Weight & Measures
Formula for determining the amount of gold
in a specimen of quartz
WG = 3.1
X
WW -1.9
X
WA
WG
=
weight of the gold in specimen
WW
=
weight of gold/quartz sample (while imersed) in water
WA
=
weight of gold/quartz sample in air (dry)
WHAT YOU WANT
Grains
Grams
Penny Wt (dwt)
Troy Ounce
Common Ounce
W
H
A
T
Y
O
U
H
A
V
E
Grains
1.0000
0.06479
0.0417
0.002083
0.002300
Grams
15.4324
1.0000
0.6430
0.032100
0.035300
Penny Wt (dwt)
24.000
1.5552
1.000
0.050
0.054900
Troy Ounce
480.000
31.10347
20.000
1.000
1.09714
Common
Ounce
437.500
28.34952
18.2292
0.911458
1.0000