White Gold
White gold ring with diamonds.
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White gold is an alloy of gold and at least one white metal, usually nickel, manganese or palladium. In order to make the gold white, it is combined with metal alloys that are white in nature and plated with an extremely hard element called rhodium. Although strong, rhodium may wear away over time. Replating is a simple process that can be done to restore whiteness to rhodium-plated jewelry.[1] Rhodium Plating is essential on white gold because it also prevents skin allergies of nickel being used in white gold alloy. [2]
White gold may also refer to:
Music
- White Gold (album), a 1974 rhythm and blues album by the Love Unlimited Orchestra
- White Gold: The Very Best Of, a 2005 compilation album by soul artist Barry White
- White Gold (Ladytron song), a song by the band Ladytron from the album Gravity the Seducer
- White Gold (Ten Sharp song), a b-side track by the band Ten Sharp
Film and television
- White Gold (1927 film), a movie directed by William K. Howard and starring Jetta Goudal
- White Gold (2003 film), a 2003 Russian action film
- "White Gold" (M*A*S*H), a 1975 episode of the television series M*A*S*H
Other
- White gold (silicate mineral), a naturally occurring silicate mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals
- Electrum, a natural alloy of gold and silver.
- White Gold (musician), a fictional character
- White Gold: War in Paradise, a 2008 video game
- White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and North Africa's One Million European Slaves, a 2005 book by Giles Milton
- White Gold Wielder, a book in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant fantasy series, written by Stephen R. Donaldson
- Camel milk, called white gold because of the belief of the milk being much more nutritious than cow's milk.
References
- ↑ "Gold Education - Precious Metal for 18K Gold & White Gold".
- ↑ "Cost Price Analysis of Rhodium Plating On White Gold – Material Grades". Material Grades, Inc. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
See also
- Coloured gold
- Golden-white
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