All about gold and gold jewelry

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All About Gold and Gold Jewelry
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• Most of us buy gold in the form of gold jewelry
  or gold coin. Especially in India, women prefer
  gold jewelry to anything else. Let us know some
  facts and properties of gold and gold jewelry.
  Since 4000 B.C., people from different
  civilizations have been mining gold for jewelry
  making. People also believe that gold has
  properties that can cure health issues and has
  religious values attached gold is not just
  science but also history, myth, and more.
• As time passed, gold became commercial and also a
  symbol of wealth. Egyptian tombs were made of
  gold, and the western countries got their
  fortunes.

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• Measurement of Gold
• Gold is measured in Karat, which determines its
  purity. 18K and 22K gold jewelry is widely
  available as it is easy to melt and mold to make
  gold jewelry. 24K gold is the purest form of gold
  from coins or bricks, as it cannot be molded
  easily. In making gold jewelry, different metals
  like copper, silver, zinc, and more are used to
  make it less soft and expensive.
• Gold as Medicine
• In the 1890s, German bacteriologist Robert Koch
  discovered that the compounds in gold could erase
  the growth of bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
  We have seen that the medical industry has
  discovered the best treatments and solutions for
  major diseases like cancer or HIV, and gold
  compounds have a major role to play in it.

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• Gold Colors and Plating
• The purity of the gold color is yellow. But other
  shades of gold are also available white gold and
  rose gold. The other colors come when the gold is
  added with other metals for instance, yellow
  gold is added along with silver, nickel, or
  palladium to make white gold. Whereas rose gold
  is mixed with copper or metals with darker
  shades.
• Gold plating in gold jewelry is a thin layer of
  melted gold applied on any metal. This process is
  done at a microscopic level. One thing to know
  about gold-plated jewelry is that the layer of
  gold diminishes with time, yet, people prefer
  wearing gold-plated jewelry as it is inexpensive.
  

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• Gold Purity Level
• The purity of gold starts from 10K, 14K, 18K, and
  24K. Karat is different from Carat, which
  measures a gems weight. As said, the purest form
  of gold starts from 24K meaning the item is 100
  gold, 18K gold is 75 pure, 14K is 58.3 pure,
  and 10K is 41 pure.
• Gold Rate
• The gold rate keeps changing and fluctuating
  every day. Like the stock market, the gold rate
  depends on many other factors, such as supply,
  demand, inflation, etc. It would be best if you
  always were updated on the live gold rate per
  gram of 24k before buying any gold item.
  Nevertheless, gold is considered a safe deposit
  during any economic crisis.
• In India, gold has and will always have demand
  regardless of the situation. The Indian market is
  filled with gold jewelry for major festivities
  and occasions. Knowing the generic facts about
  gold is important for a person to buy, invest or
  save as a security. There is more to gold and
  gold jewelry, and we recommend you research
  independently.