Solid Gold
Posted in Fine Vintage Jewelry on 01/03/2009 08:59 pm by admin
Gold has been sought, used and glorified throughout ancient times and has found innumerable uses in our society today. Highly valued for purposes ranging from crafts to jewelry to circuitry, gold continues to play a key role both in promoting culture and the world today. Besides the ever-increasing uses for gold have evolved varying methods of development this precious metal in the art and sparkling jewels. Some methods that have evolved as people have sought to develop jewelry, gold sustainable affordable spurred the terminology you will undoubtedly encounter when shopping for jewelry such as gold charms, earrings or eternity rings. Let's take a look at some of the more common terms you may encounter when shopping for Gold Jewelry plated gold, gold-filled and solid gold:
Plated gold jewelry plated gold is composed of a metal base with a coating at least 10 carats applied on the outer surface. Jewelry Gold Plated May indistinguishable from solid gold jewelry to the untrained eye, but gold plated jewelry is only protected by a thin sheet of gold, which tends to wear out in use over time. Thus, gold plywood is not usually the option most highly desired for jewelry worn such as alliances and eternity rings.
-Gold-filled: For a gem to be designated as Gold Filled gold must constitute at least 1/20th the weight of the piece. Gold-filled jewelry is composed of a metal core coated with one or more layers of gold that have been mechanically bonded to the surface Pool.
Jewelry which is full of gold strikes a balance between gold and jewelry plated in gold. Gold-filled jewelry is enveloped in a much thicker layer of gold, which gives less tendency to wear over time than its counterpart at the slight veneer. For consumers of jewelry, gold filled jewelry is desirable alternative to solid gold jewelry due to its strength, resistance to tarnish, cost effectiveness and likeness of solid gold.
-Solid Gold: jewelry or other article claiming to be "solid gold" or "pure gold" must be composed of 24 karat gold everywhere. Solid Gold's corrosion resistance and lasting brilliance did was desirable for a metal jewelry and art throughout history. However, the softness of pure gold, it is useful in many situations to mix gold with other pure metals, increasing its strength for complex jewelry designs and lowering its cost to end consumers. Today, Jewelry Gold generally includes a mark designating its karat weight, with 24 K representing solid gold.
About the Author:
About the Author: Ian Maher is the CEO of Maliere, a leading provider of eternity rings and other Diamond Platinum rings and gold rings. For more information, please visit www.Maliere.com.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Shopping for Gold Jewelry? Understand Gold Terminology
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