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Indian gold jewelry is also famous for its beautiful designs all over the world. The intricate designs for all kind of gold jewelry are the result of the best craftsmanship. Another major part of the cost for a piece of gold jewelry is the cost for labor, especially for pieces set with precious stones. 10K gold is the minimum karat that can be called “gold” in the United States. Gold Jewelry is the easiest of the gold to buy and has the enjoyment of being able to be worn. Gold symbolizes riches, wealth, and good standing, and in its purest form, is impossible to tarnish. Gold jewelry is sophisticated and refined, and is a divine and precious metal that is perfect for all occasions. Pure (24-karat) gold can sometimes be too soft and malleable for everyday wear. Therefore, gold jewelry is usually complemented by a mixture of other alloyed metals (such as silver, copper, nickel and zinc) to help it retain more resistance and strength.

The use of gold is preferred over other metals, the reasons for this is because gold is very flexible, the color is incredible and it looks good with almost everything. When wearing pure gold it will not tarnish like silver or other metals, there is a small chance that people are allergic to gold, so it is a great metal for jewelry.

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Colored gold alloys are just as “real” as their golden colored counterparts. Pure gold is generally too soft to be used for jewelry, so other metals are nearly always added to it, no matter which color of gold is being prepped for jewelry making.

White Gold Alloys

• Nickel can be mixed with gold to create a white (or gray) color; it can cause dermatitis in people who are sensitive to nickel. 
• Palladium is another metal used to create white gold alloys. Related to platinum, it is more expensive than nickel, but is less likely to cause allergic reactions than nickel.

Rose & Pink Gold Alloys

• Copper is added to make gold-colored alloys, but additional copper creates pink and rose tones — the more copper, the deeper the effect.

Green Gold Alloys

Greenish shades are created by adding silver to gold.

Black Hills Gold

Black Hills Gold jewelry is a good example of colored gold alloys. Most Black Hills Gold jewelry uses 10K or 12K gold alloys in shades of yellow, pink, rose, and green. The photo on this page illustrates a few examples of this colorful gold jewelry.

Making alloys isn’t as simple as it might sound. Before they make an alloy, metallurgists have to consider how the metals will react with each other.

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Are you fond of gold jewelry? Well who is not? Though it is highly valued metal but days are gone when gold makes a difference between classes. Now it is more accessible and affordable luxury than ever. Because it is now available with the mixture of other metals that reduces the cost of gold and makes it more durable. The mixture of gold and other metals is called Alloy. Other metals include Zinc, Silver, nickel, Platinum and Copper. Alloy changes the color of gold for instance yellow gold is made by alloying gold with the silver and copper, by alloying it with copper gold turns into pink color while green gold is made by alloying copper, silver and zinc.

Gold chains are one of the most popular accessories in gold jewelry. It seems that gold chains can not lose their charm in people’s heart. People insist to have them from centuries and they remain in demand in every season. Gold chains are usually available in white and yellow colors but can be found in some other colors too. They look fabulous in each color. They can be worn formally as well as casually. Some people wear two to three chains at a time comfortably with out any irritation because of gold’s friendly nature. There is huge variety and designs for gold chains available in the market, Box chains, Snake chains, Robe chains, Link chains, Figaro chains and Valentino chains are some kinds of gold chains. Jewelry designers are trying to make more and more fascinating and innovative designs for gold chains on great customer demand.