Jewelry has always been popular with women. Whether they like gold or silver, there has always been a great selection available, in all different price ranges. Jewelry, whether it is new or antique, always holds a special place for women and is always a staple in gift giving. It is also something used to pass along to other generations as a remembrance.
For years, silver has been the one of the most popular in less expensive jewelry. Gold has been he most popular, however with the rising cost, many people choose silver instead. What most don’t know is that not all silver toned jewelry is made from silver. Often, there are many other metals used instead of silver to achieve a silver toned piece of jewelry. Materials such as white gold, platinum and rhodium are all used as well.
In fact, rhodium is used to plate many other metals, silver included. Rhodium earrings may actually be silver earrings coated in rhodium to keep them from tarnishing. Silver tends to age and tarnish rather quickly if not polished. However, rhodium is a stronger metal that does not tarnish so easily.
Many companies have moved to using rhodium as a plate to the metal pieces they use on their accessories such as hobo handbags. These metal pieces are less prone to corrosion because rhodium has a high corrosion resistance. High end handbags are readily using this product to keep their metal embellishments more brilliant.
It has many other uses as well. Many electrical contacts are made with rhodium because it has a low resistance to electricity. Optical equipment is also plated with the metal and the filters of mammography systems are made from it. High quality writing pens and even the catalytic converter on your cars exhaust system is made from the metal.
Unusual for not only how it is mined, but also because it can be extracted from used nuclear fuel, rhodium is a transition metal that is found by extracting it from other metals such as gold, silver and platinum. It is located on the periodic chart as Rh.
Many people enjoy silver products, but actual silver isn’t used as much as many people think. When people see silver toned jewelry, they often assume it is silver. But more times than not, it is a different material or even silver coated in rhodium. Gold can be boring, but the striking look of silver toned jewelry accentuates any outfit. Whether you are wearing girls shirts and jeans or a cute black dress and high heels, it makes a great accent.