Sterling Silver is the most popular silver alloy in the world, and is the accepted choice for beautiful high quality silver jewelery. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver and 7.5% of copper, which gives its durability for everyday usage.
Argentium Sterling Silver is a revolution in silver. It is a modern sterling silver alloy, modified by replacing some of the copper with germanium, with at least 93% of pure silver content.
The touch of germanium creates a product that is highly tarnish resistant, and firescale free (firescale occurs when silver alloys that contain copper is heated in the presence of air). Argentium Silver has great advantages to the craftsmen and to the environment, associated with not having to use harsh chemicals to remove firescale.
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Sterling Silver is the most popular silver alloy in the world, and is the accepted choice for beautiful high quality silver jewelery. Sterling silver is 92.5% silver and 7.5% of copper, which gives its durability for everyday usage.
Argentium Sterling Silver is a revolution in silver. It is a modern sterling silver alloy, modified by replacing some of the copper with germanium, with at least 93% of pure silver content.
The touch of germanium creates a product that is highly tarnish resistant, and firescale free (firescale occurs when silver alloys that contain copper is heated in the presence of air). Argentium Silver has great advantages to the craftsmen and to the environment, associated with not having to use harsh chemicals to remove firescale.
Gold is the most common metal in the jewelry industry. The color of pure gold is bright golden yellow. Alloys are not only added for strengthening, but also to give the gold a distinctive color. The purity of gold is determined by the percentage of the alloy metal used, which is measured in karatage. 14karat gold is 58.3% gold and 41.7% alloy.
Freshwater pearls are one of the most common and popular type of pearls sold today, mostly produced in China. Freshwater pearls grow in mussels in rivers, lakes and ponds. The beauty of freshwater pearls is that they covers the widest range of color, and shapes, of any other pearl type.
Gemstone is the naturally occurring crystalline form of a mineral, rock or organic material. The essential attributes of gemstones are beauty derived from color, brilliance texture of light reflecting qualities. The jewelry industry recognizes the quality of gemstones by color, clarity, cut and karat weight.
Venetian glass (Murano) are hand formed by lamp work over an open flame. Glass beads can be blown, moulded, or formed into the desired shape and style. Our exclusive glass designs come from Italy (Murano) and Canada (Alberta). What On Earth takes pride in offering top quality glass created by original method; by hand.
