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Fulminating gold

HMT May 2026
UN / ID
n/a
Hazard class
Forbidden
Packing group
ERG guide
Special provisions
Source
49 CFR §172 (2026/05)

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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 (2026/05)

(3) Hazard Class

(4) Identification number Help

n/a

(5) Packing Group Help

n/a

(6) Labels Help

n/a

(7) Special Provisions (§172.102) Help

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

(8A) Exceptions n/asee 49 CFR §173. n/a
(8B) Non-bulk n/asee 49 CFR §173. n/a
(8C) Bulk n/asee 49 CFR §173. n/a

(9) Quantity Limits Help

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

(10) Vessel stowage Help

(10A) Location
(10B) Other n/a

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.

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