How could this have happened? It turns out that this gold scandal originated from a gold dealer in Wuhan, China. More than 83 tons of counterfeit gold were deposited by this gold dealer at over a dozen Chinese financial institutions as collateral. Read this article for more information on the scandal.
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For a more detailed analysis, the GOLDSCOPE SD® and XAN® instruments can be used to determine the exact composition of the gold content using the X-ray fluorescence method.
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