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14k Gold Lab Created Oval Star Sapphire and Diamond Earrings

14k Gold Lab Created Oval Star Sapphire and Diamond Earrings crafted in 14 kt White Gold 2 Stones 3.00 Carats Oval Color Blue Clarity Clean, 2 Stones 0.01 Carats Round Diamonds Color I Clarity SI1 SI2 . Made in USA . Metal Available 14 kt White Gold, 14 kt Yellow Gold….

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14k Gold Lab Created Oval Star Ruby and Diamond Earrings

14k Gold Lab Created Oval Star Ruby and Diamond Earrings crafted in 14 kt White Gold 2 Stones 2.00 Carats Oval Color Red Clarity Clean, 4 Stones 0.02 Carats Round Diamonds Color I Clarity SI1 SI2 . Made in USA . Metal Available 14 kt White Gold, 14 kt Yellow Gold….

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Since prehistoric man first stumbled upon a nugget, raw gold with its radiant sun yellow coloration and metallic luster has captivated and fascinated mankind. The unique gleam of gold attracts the eye, enabling the seeker to detect the smallest of grains in an aggregate of many other materials. The tiniest flakes are easily detected.

Reserach of Stone Age burial sites shows that gold was the first element collected and prized by man. This unique metal, gathered in the form of nuggets, seems to have been highly prized but was not used in practical applications. Listed 2.5 ? 3 on Mohs scale of hardness, gold was much too mallable to be pounded into workable tools or weapons. Gold carried little value for prehistoric man except to be admired and treasured for its rare, intrinsic beauty.

However, as man progressed he soon discovered many applications for the mysterious golden metal. The earliest record of gold exploration dates to Egypt around 2000 B.C. Ancient records tell of an enormous alluvial gold deposit in Nubia, between the Nile River and the Red Sea in southeastern Egypt. This remarkable discovery encompassed more than one hundred square miles. Using the most primitive of equipment and working to an average depth of less than six feet, these first miners pried an estimated one thousand tons of gold from this rich discovery. Egyptian crafters, seeing the amazing malleability of gold, fashioned distinctive jewelry, decorations and idols of breathtaking beauty.

Throughout history, gold, has been prized not only for its beauty but for golds ability to withstand the rigors of time. No substance that appears commonly in nature will destroy gold. Unaffected by air, moisture, heat or cold, this noble metal will not tarnish, corrode, rust or tarnish. Shimmering gold flakes, nuggets of placer gold and brilliant vein occurrences have survived over 4.5 Billion years of cataclysmic geologic and climate changes; volcanic eruption, earthquakes, upheavals and deposition. Treasures of golden jewelry, bullion and coins, buried for thousands of years beneath land and sea have been found intact; as brilliant as the day they were abandoned. A relatively rare native metallic element, gold ranks fifty-eighth in abundance amongst the ninety two natural elements that compose the earths crust. Considered a rare element, of all metals gold is, with the exception of iron, the most widely distributed over the planet. Gold has been discovered on 90 per cent of the earths surface and

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