Ole Bob, .... I am a newbie on the list and really enjoy being here.
Several years ago I experimentally produced ~ 1 liter of dark magenta
color CG by submerged arcing fine gold wire, 140V half wave DC. Great
laser track and indestructable with lab UV or direct sunlight for
several days. Over ~ 4 yrs several of my 50ml clear plastic sample
bottles of this CG developed bacterial colonies. In the future I will
preserve the product with a dab of CS.

Merlin Wolf