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Fulminating gold

HMT 15 June 2026
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Hazard class
Forbidden
Packing group
ERG guide
Special provisions
Source
49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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Fulminating gold


Fulminating gold is a light- and shock-sensitive yellow to yellow-orange amorphous heterogeneous mixture of different polymeric compounds of predominantly gold(III), ammonia, and chlorine that cannot be described by a chemical formula. Here, "fulminating" has its oldest meaning, "explosive" (from Latin fulmen, lightning, from verb fulgeo, 'I shine'); the material contains no fulminate ions. The best approximate description is that it is the product of partial hydrolysis of a three-dimensional coordination polymer 3∞ Wikipedia

Hazardous Materials Table

Source: 49 CFR §172 (15 June 2026)

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(5) Packing Group Help

(6) Labels Help

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102) Help

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(8) Packing Authorizations (§173.***) Help

(8A) Exceptions
(8B) Non-bulk
(8C) Bulk

(9) Quantity Limits Help

(9A) Passenger aircraft/rail
(9B) Cargo aircraft only

(10) Vessel stowage Help

(10A) Location
(10B) Other

Segregation chart for load, transport, and storage

This chart shows whether loading, transport, or storage with other hazard classes is permitted, prohibited, or restricted. Based on 49 CFR §177.848.