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  2. Colored gold - Wikipedia

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    Colored gold is the name given to any gold that has been ... commonly 18K (75%), 14K (58.5%), 10K (41.6% ... the transformation does not depend on the cooling rate. A ...

  3. How to Spot The Best Vintage Jewelry in Thrift Stores ... - AOL

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    For example, 10k, 14k, and 18k mean 10-carat, 14-carat, and 18-carat gold, and 925 indicates sterling silver. You may also see a maker’s mark, which provides information on who made the piece ...

  4. Gold-filled jewelry - Wikipedia

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    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 copper or silver).

  5. Jewellery cleaning - Wikipedia

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    Ultrasonic cleaners are useful for jewelry cleaning and removing tarnish. They use ultrasound waves and chemicals combined to create bubbles that "cling" to the foreign particles such as dirt, oil, and unknown substances. The high frequency waves are sent out and pull the contaminants off the object.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Toning (coin) - Wikipedia

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    A Morgan dollar with iridescent toning. Toning on a coin is the change of colour brought about through oxidization, which forms a thin layer of tarnish on the metal's surface, typically as a result of interactions and chemical reactions with sulfur-containing compounds in the environment.