| So you are interested in buying a piece of gold | | | | least one other metal that is mixed in to create |
| jewelery? Here is some information you should | | | | an alloy. For example, gold that is 12 K is |
| keep in mind while you are looking around. | | | | "semi-gold" meaning that it is only half (50%) gold. |
| Pure gold is not reactive with skin and should | | | | Whenever you look for men's gold jewelry, you |
| cause no irritation. If you suffer from any type of | | | | should also look at the trademark that is on the |
| skin irritation, it could be that the piece of gold | | | | karat number. It will let you know the country of |
| jewelery has been combined with another type of | | | | origin. |
| metal which you could be allergic to. | | | | Pure gold is pricey and not a good idea to wear |
| Gold can be crafted and shaped into any form. | | | | because of how soft it is. Because of this, it is |
| You can even hammer out gold to create super | | | | often alloyed with other harder metals like copper |
| thin sheets of gold. | | | | and silver. |
| Gold's purity is rated in terms of karat. Gold Karat | | | | For gold to be called "solid gold" it has to be at |
| can range from 10k to 12 karat, 14, 18, 22 and | | | | least 10 Karat. To create colors of gold, gold is |
| up to 24 karat. The greater the karat number | | | | combined with other metals that change its |
| means the more pure the gold. If you are on the | | | | natural color, which is yellow. To get rose gold, |
| lookout for pure gold then your choice would be | | | | you can mix copper into gold, and to get green |
| 24 karat gold. The other karat levels contain at | | | | gold, you can mix in silver. |