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2. Gold-filled jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Jewelry: Gold-filled is a popular choice for jewelry because it's durable, affordable, and hypoallergenic. Findings and components: Gold-filled is also used to make jewelry findings (e.g., clasps, jump rings) and other components. Industrial and technical applications: While less common, gold-filled can be used in certain industrial ...

3. 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 ...

4. Goldstone (glass) - Wikipedia

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   Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.

5. Gemstone Meanings: Power and Significance of the 25 Most ...

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   Here are the most popular gemstone meanings. ... the natural pearl is one of the most sought-after and popular gemstones in the world,” Salzer says. “Pearls are said to cool and calm the ...

6. List of pearls by size - Wikipedia

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   A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as a conulariid.Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) [1] in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.

7. Gemstone - Wikipedia

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   Whether a gemstone is a natural stone or synthetic, the chemical, physical, and optical characteristics are the same: They are composed of the same mineral and are colored by the same trace materials, have the same hardness and density and strength, and show the same color spectrum, refractive index, and birefringence (if any). Lab-created ...

8. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   India remains the largest consumer of gold globally, with gold demand rising by 11% year-on-year to 760.40 tonnes in 2018. [ 88 ] According to a 2007 KPMG study, [ 89 ] the largest jewellery market is the United States with a market share of 31%, Japan , India , China , and the Middle East each with 8–9%, and Italy with 5%.

9. Archaeologists Just Discovered An Ancient Greek Temple Filled ...

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   Heavily used altars filled with ash found in the temple feature alabaster, vases, jugs, amulets, and jewelry. The majority of the temple dates to the 7th century BC, but archaeologists discovered ...