Gold

The first metal to be known to man is gold. Au is the element for gold. The value of gold is represented by money.

Hints to remember about Gold:

A) 24 carat is 100% gold- too soft, this is not considered suitable for jewelry

B) 22 carat is 91.7% gold- too soft still this is not considered suitable for jewelry

C) 18 carat is 75.0% gold- this is used successfully in fine jewelry

D) 14 carat is 58.3% gold- it was used successfully in all jewelry

E) 12 carat is 50.0% gold- not used for jewelry

F) 10 carat is 41.7% gold- this metal is the carat limit legally identify to be real gold in the United States of America.

10 carat Yellow Gold Earrings

White Gold

An alloy of gold and other white metals including silver and palladium are considered to be a white gold.

Nickel, as practiced was used in white gold but nickel is no longer used in white gold which were being made today because nickel was found to have cause some reactions to some who uses it. Rhodium instead is being used to coat white gold for some jewelries.

Rhodium makes white gold to appear whiter....

18K White Gold Earrings with Blue Topaz and White Diamonds

A gorgeous oval cut blue topaz wonderfully sparkling in an extraordinary crafted setting of 18K white gold, complemented with shimmering white diamonds.