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The Uniqueness of Gold...
by Julie Lee of Julie's Jewelry Design, LLC.
Of all the world's precious metals, only gold combines the four basic
characteristics that make it a universally treasured possession.
Beauty - Gold's natural color can be
further enhanced by alloying it with small amounts of other metals, yielding
a spectrum of exquisite, subtle shades. Metal smiths are able to create
yellow, rose, green and white gold's by adjusting the alloys. More copper
results in a soft rose color; additional silver creates green gold; and
palladium produces white. A popular trend is to combine two or more colors
of gold in a single piece of jewelry.
Purity - It is estimated that only
slightly more than 100,000 tons of gold have been taken from the earth
during all of recorded history. And although gold can be found in rivers,
seas and land in many parts of the earth, it is not easily extracted.
Opening a mine is a time-consuming and costly operation, and several tons of
ore are required in order to produce just one ounce of the precious metal.
Durability - Look no further than the
nearest museum where gold jewelry, coins and artifacts from ancient
civilizations attest to the metal's enduring beauty and permanence.
Workability - Jewelers throughout the
ages have preferred gold to all other metals for its beauty and ease of
workmanship. Gold can be melted, or shaped, to create any design. It can be
alloyed with a number of other metals to increase its strength and produce a
variety of colors and can be re-melted and used again to create new designs.
Julie Lee is a web designer and founder of
Julie's Jewelry Design, LLC. Julie's Jewels is a
Texas based retail jewelry company specializing in high quality, affordable
jewelry pieces created to be treasured for a lifetime.
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