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Types of gold beyond yellow: dare with white, pink and black

How many types of gold do you know? To find out, today I'm going to give you a one-question test: when you think of gold what color do you see it? 

I'm sure I'll get it right: yellow.

Because this is the gold that we have always known: the gold ingots of the movies, the doubloons of the pirates, the treasures of the ancestors... El Dorado, the mythical city that all the explorers were looking for, It was called that for a reason.

And it is that in the collective imagination, gold is always yellow.

But you know what are there other varieties? I present them below.

>>>By the way, if you want to keep your gold jewelry like the first day, Here I explain how to take care of them.

 

3 types of gold you have to know

In this blog I have already told you about gold on other occasions, and I have told you that It is a soft mineral by nature.

Look at this detail that you have surely seen in many movies: when someone wants to check if a coin or any other piece is gold, he brings it to his teeth and bites it. 

Why? Because if it is high purity gold, surely there will be a small notch left.

Obviously, we do not want our precious gold jewelery to become marked by use, and that is why in jewelery gold is complemented with other metals that give it hardness without subtracting quality.

For you to know how to distinguish it, you have to know that pure gold is what we call 24 carat (The carat is a unit of measurement used to quantify the purity of metals.) Gold bars, for example, are usually 24 karat (99,99% pure).

That's classic yellow gold.

But in jewelry, 18-carat gold, also called Sterling Gold, is more common. It is 75% pure (the other 25% is a different metal) and It is the one that is normally used in jewelry.

The different alloys allow to give more versatility to the jewels, more hardness and also… more color! 

Today I want to talk a little more about all those types of gold. And, by the way, if you are already looking for something original to give this Christmas, you may find the ideas you need here. 

Keep reading, I'll tell you more...

 

1. White gold

It is the result of adding white metals to gold. Silver is the most common, but you can also find jewelry with a part of platinum, palladium or nickel.

The result of this type of alloy is a piece with a very subdued yellow, that can be further blurred by giving it a finish with rhodium, a metal of the platinum family.

This is a technique that is widely used in jewelry. It consists of giving the piece a bath, immersing it in a solution with a quantity of rhodium. What this does is further whiten the jewel and give it a very elegant finish.

And remember that you can always put a dot of color in your hands these gold rings with precious stones.

 

2. rose gold

This effect is achieved with a silver alloy to which copper is added, in variable proportions. Thus, they can be achieved ranges of pink of different intensities.

The result is very elegant, you can see it in this ring adriana rose gold, finished in 18kt rose gold, and two super delicate stones, a rose quartz and aqua chalcedony.

Es a very feminine gold and that brings a touch of originality to the designs. 

3.Black gold

Perhaps it is the least known. And it's a shame, because black gold has tremendous strength and enormous potential in jewelry. 

Imagine it in your hands: surely it transmits sophistication and exclusivity.

Once again, the dark hue is achieved with an alloy. This time, from cobalt. The pieces are usually finished with a black rhodium plating to accentuate the shine and achieve a perfect finish. 

And I have to tell you one more thing: be very attentive to trends, because this colored gold vein still underexploited for the potential it has. 

Playing with these three options you can find pieces of authentic fantasy, based on gold with alloys of other metals. What do you say? Would you dare to be one of the first to try?

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