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This is called a Touchstone Test. A touchstone is a small piece of dark stone such as fieldstone, slate, or lydite, used for determining precious metal alloys.

A touchstone has a finely grained surface on which soft metals (such as gold) will leave a visible trace. These traces have a distinct color, and because different alloys of gold have different colors, they can be compared to other colors of known purity, which helps determine the quality of the sample.

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