Gold is one of the most precious chemical elements. The atomic number of gold is 79 and its chemical symbol is Au. From the beginning of the history of mankind gold has been regarded as highly precious and a great status symbol. It was a symbol of wealth long before anything was considered to be rich and precious. Gold coins and gold jewelry are the marks of identity to many civilizations and kingdoms. Gold in its pure form is very soft and flexible. It is therefore alloyed with various other metals like copper and silver to make it string and suitable for use in jewelry. The purity of gold is measured in karats and 24 karat gold is considered to be of high purity used for making jewelry.Gold is used to make almost every kind or ornament or jewelry piece. The gold jewelry in India is famous for its variety and designs. And the Indians were surveyed to be highest users of gold. Gold rings are commonly used in weddings. Mens gold rings are very popular gifts by wives, daughters, sisters. The mens rings are available in a variety of designs and gold blends with every gemstone unlike any other metal. Many metals are best combined with only certain type or stones or certain type of colors like titanium can look good only with diamonds. But gold is one jewelry metal that can take in any gemstone or color to its combination.Gold can be alloyed to form various metals like rose gold, white gold etc. rose gold is an alloy of yellow gold and other metals like silver and copper. White gold is an alloy of yellow gold and metals like nickel and palladium. However both rose gold and white gold are used widely in making jewelry and ornaments. They too define beauty and style but the yellow gold can never be beaten in beauty and preference. There are however other additions to gold to make other less popular alloys like aluminum, manganese, indium and iron.

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