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2. 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 with gold.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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 20 of the very best mother of the bride gifts for the wedding day

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   It's worth noting that the "apricot" color is slightly see-through. ... It’s made of cultured pearls from oysters and freshwater mussels and 18-karat gold vermeil — i.e. gold on top of ...

5. Gold - Wikipedia

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   Gold is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Au (from Latin aurum) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal, a group 11 element, and one of the noble metals.

6. 62 Gifts for Teens That Are Actually Cool, According to Real ...

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   The sterling silver piece is coated in 14k gold and features 15 hand-set gemstones. ... Rellery’s poppy necklace comes in 18k gold vermeil or sterling silver with a delicate engraving of the ...

7. Gold-filled jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Gold-filled jewelry. Gold-filled is a type of composite material. Composites are formed from two or more constituent materials with different properties that, when combined, create a new material with enhanced properties. [1] Gold-filled material is made by bonding a layer of gold alloy to a base metal core (typically brass, but sometimes ...

8. Ormolu - Wikipedia

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   Ormolu. Ormolu (/ ˈɔːrməˌluː /; from French or moulu 'ground/pounded gold') is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold – mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln, leaving behind a gold coating.

9. Gold as an investment - Wikipedia

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   Of all the precious metals, gold is the most popular as an investment. Investors generally buy gold as a way of diversifying risk, especially through the use of futures contracts and derivatives. The gold market is subject to speculation and volatility as are other markets. Compared to other precious metals used for investment, gold has been ...