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2. Gold plating - Wikipedia

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   Gold plated - gold layer thickness greater than or equal to 0.5 micron; Heavy gold plated / Vermeil - gold layer thickness greater than or equal to 2.5 micron; Gold plated silver jewellery can still tarnish as the silver atoms diffuse into the gold layer, causing slow gradual fading of its color and eventually causing tarnishing of the surface ...

3. Gold-filled jewelry - Wikipedia

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   The Federal Trade Commission allows the use of the terms "rolled gold plate," "R.G.P" or "gold overlay" on items with lower thicknesses of gold than are required for "gold-filled." [ 3 ] An example would be an item stamped as " 1 ⁄ 40 10kt RGP" meaning that the object is plated with 10kt gold at a thickness that makes weight of the plated ...

4. Gilding - Wikipedia

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   Gilding gives an object a gold appearance at a fraction of the cost of creating a solid gold object. In addition, a solid gold piece would often be too soft or too heavy for practical use. A gilt surface also does not tarnish as silver does. Modern gilding is applied to numerous and diverse surfaces and by various processes.

5. Conservation and restoration of silver objects - Wikipedia

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   Whether silver plating or pure silver, the composite of the metal will tarnish when exposed to air and sulfur. Tarnish is a chemical reaction on the surface of metal (copper, brass, silver, etc.) and causes a layer of corrosion. In the case of silver tarnish, the silver combines with sulfur and forms silver sulfide (Ag 2 S), which is

6. Colorado tourists slapped with federal charges for stealing ...

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   A pair of tourists from Colorado are facing federal charges after they allegedly stole numerous historic artifacts from a national park in Utah.. Roxanne McKnight, 39, and Dusty Spencer, 43, are ...

7. Tennis Channel removes analyst indefinitely after comment ...

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   The Tennis Channel has taken an analyst off air indefinitely after he made a disparaging remark about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková.

8. Silver-gilt - Wikipedia

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   Silver-gilt or gilded/gilt silver, sometimes known in American English by the French term vermeil, is silver (either pure or sterling) which has been gilded.Most large objects made in goldsmithing that appear to be gold are actually silver-gilt; for example most sporting trophies (including medals such as the gold medals awarded in all Olympic Games after 1912) [1] and many crown jewels are ...

9. Lady Gaga Performed in Head-to-Toe Dior at the Olympics ...

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   The “Born This Way” icon dressed for the event in head-to-toe Dior, starting with a Dior Haute Couture feather jacket over a black satin bustier and matching shorts, along with an embroidered ...