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The term "doré" can refer to a few different things, primarily related to precious metals.
- Doré Bullion: This is a mixture of gold and silver, often recovered from ores. It can be refined using a "doré furnace". The separation of gold and silver from doré bullion is called parting. Traditionally, this involves boiling the mixture in nitric acid to dissolve the silver, leaving the gold as a residue.12
- Bronze Doré: This term, from French, refers to gilded bronze. It means bronze that has been coated with a layer of gold, often through fire-gilding or electrolysis.34
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