Gold flow
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Short answer
A name given to the pattern in faturan / cast phenolic in which gold-coloured flows are seen. Holdsworth and Faraj (2015, p. 5) report that this pattern is spoken of in the trade as the most sought-after kind of faturan; this is a market description, not a measured record of demand or price. The “melted gold” account is likewise a market claim, not a measured composition.
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Meanings in the trade
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- Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Article or academic publicationCast phenolic
The most sought after Faturan ... is called Gold Flow ... a combination of melted gold and Faturan.
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Sources
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Recorded usages: 1Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.
- Evidence grade B — auction or explicit attribution. The grade states the type of the source, not the truth of the claim.Faturan. An investigation into a mythical material.Holdsworth, Ian & Faraj, Ibrahim2015s. 5
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