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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">amalgam gilding</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>gilding</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>amalgam-gilded</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>amalgam-gilding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fire gilding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>fire-gilding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>gilding, amalgam</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mercuric gilding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mercury gilding</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mercury-gilding</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Gilding technique in which an amalgam of gold with mercury is applied to a metal, such as copper or silver, then the metal is heated to flash volatilize the mercury and deposit a thin layer of gold. The process has been in use since at least 300 CE in China. In most regions, it was replaced in the mid-19th century by electrogilding. ]]></note></mads>