Those aren't nearly all the ways that gold can be alloyed. Jewelry is rarely solid gold due to its soft nature, and the gold in his jewelry was likely alloyed with another metal. If I'm right, the alloys above are only meant to change the color of gold. Adding a non-metal to change the color probably wouldn't change the physical state much (as your list proved) but adding another metal would. Either way, it wouldn't be able to melt as quickly as depicted.evenwind wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:07 amI'd be interested in seeing that article. I found this table of the melting temps of various gold alloys. And none of them are cool enough for a campfire. Besides, didn't Khal Drogo dump out the food cooking in the pot before he threw the gold in? That be a pretty hot meal that they were preparing.Not Littlefinger wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:21 amI read an interesting article about that, though I can't remember where I found it. Basically, it explained that, while pure gold wouldn't melt at that temperature, there are many gold compounds/alloys that would. It is easier to believe that than it is to believe that Drogo's jewelry was solid gold.
Gold (Fine 24K) 1945 (F)
18K (Green) 1810 (F)
18K (Yellow) 1700 (F)
18K (White) 1730 (F)
18K (Rose) 1655 (F)
14K (Green) 1765 (F)
14K (Yellow) 1615 (F)
14K (White) 1825 (F)
14K (Rose) 1715 (F)
10K (Green) 1580 (F)
10K (Yellow) 1665 (F)
10K (White) 1975 (F)
10K (Rose) 1760 (F)
I think that for now, I'm going to stick to my caramel theory.
But then again, I ain't no damn geologist.