Friday, August 21, 2009

Gold Jewellery at Manufacturers

Gold Information
Throughout the history gold was used in decorating tombs and houses of worship on all continents.However, the first objects made of gold, dated 5 millenniums ago was discovered in Egypt. British explorers Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1923 found the tomb of Tutankhamun filled with state of the art gold articles.In 1876 a notorious German treasure hunter discovered a huge number of different works of art made of pure gold in ancient citadel of Mycenie located in the mid eastern Peloponnese of Greece. These beautiful objects of art were crafted by local artists in mid of the 4 th century B.C. Gold is always occurred in its pure form, not mixed with other metals. Because it's color and durability, gold remains the favorite material for creating the most admirable objects of art and jewelry.Pure (100%) gold is too soft, and is usually mixed with other metal alloys (silver, copper, nickel and zinc) to make it stronger and more durable for jewelry.
What is a karat?
The karat indicates the amount of pure gold in the metal. The higher the karat, the higher the percentage of pure gold in the metal.
Percentage of Pure Gold by Karatage

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