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Horsetail absorbs gold dissolved in water better than most plants, as much
as 4 ounces per ton of fresh stalk".

Eh? Gold is soluble in water?! Here I was thinking it was inert...
That's a new one on me!

It will be gold salts. In fact, anything is soluble in water to a
greater to lesser extent.

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