Silver
Silver forms in star explosions called supernovae, as does gold. Pure silver is soft, so silver jewellery is made from sterling silver, an alloy of 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper (though sometimes other metals are used), giving a white, lustrous metal that is beautiful and durable to wear.
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Antique ruby and diamond cluster ring
$9,500.00 -
Antique emerald and diamond cluster ring
$9,000.00 -
Antique Georgian diamond cluster ring
$9,500.00 -
Antique Georgian 7-stone diamond ring
$7,500.00 -
Three carat diamond cluster ring circa 1860
$45,000.00 -
Tudor Heart wedding ring
$970.00 -
Antique oval ruby & diamond cluster ring
$8,000.00 -
Antique rose cut diamond cluster ring
$11,500.00 -
Round Georgian diamond cluster ring
$13,000.00 -
Antique gold and silver blue topaz ring
$3,000.00 -
Magnificent diamond cluster
$22,000.00 -
Magnificent Antique Georgian cluster
$32,000.00
Pure silver is soft, so silver jewellery is made from sterling silver, an alloy of 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper (though sometimes other metals are used), giving a white, lustrous metal that is beautiful and durable to wear, while being more affordable than platinum and gold.
Silver’s atomic symbol is Ag, which is short for argentums, the Latin word for silver.
The history of silver is long, with the first evidence of silver mining dating back to 3000 B.C., in Turkey and Greece. Ancient people would refine silver by heating the silver ore and blowing air over it, a process called cupellation. The silver itself does not react to the air, but the base metals such as lead and copper oxidize and separate from the precious metal.