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What is Silver?
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver and is sometimes referred to as pure silver. Sterling silver will tarnish over time but with care and regular cleaning can be restored to its good as new sparkling condition. The remaining 7.5% is usually copper but can be other metal and is used to give this precious metal strength and durability.Generally, the higher the silver content the brighter or whiter the metal but beware of antiquing effects that can make a piece of sterling silver jewellery or decorative silverware look dark. Silver which is 99.9% silver is too soft to be practical for most day to day uses. Do not use tissue or anything other than a jewellery cleaning cloth to polish your jewellery as unseen tiny hard fibers will scratch the surface.
How Durable is My Gemstone Jewellery?
First of all a note about the hardness and therefore relative durability of gemstones. To measure hardness, the jewellery industry uses the Mohs scale. This gem-trade standard, conceived by Friedrich Mohs in 1812, measures the ability of a gem or mineral to resist abrasion damage.Diamond at 10 is the hardest whereas talc at 1 is the softest. Popular gemstones like amethyst and citrine register 7 whereas rubies and sapphires register 9. Most of us come off the beach on the first day with the 3 s’s all achieved - rings caked in sand, sea-salt and suntan lotion. Nude sunbathing, as far as silver and gold jewellery is concerned, is a must! Remember also that sand will scratch the surface of precious metals.
Silver jewelry is incredibly beautiful
Silver jewelry is incredibly beautiful. It’s very much in style nowadays! Buy silver jewellery online, have it be necklaces, bangles, bracelets, pendants, rings, or earrings. Silvery jewelry not only compliments anything you wear. If you want to buy silver jewelry online there are a few really nice places you can visit that not only offer a large variety but also have extra special prices, and some sites even offer percentages off of the jewellery in store such as 25% off all items! In my opinion, the Internet really is the best place to buy anything in general especially jewellery.It’s important to make sure that the product is branded with the words sterling silver; in this case sterling is the better option. Because of the price differentials and variety because it is the highest quality of any of the other silvers available on the market nowadays. But it’s usually pretty inexpensive to buy especially compared to gold!
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