JEWELRY ESSENTIALS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

VERMEIL ITEMS MUST BE STERLING SILVER AND BASE COATED WITH GOLD OR GOLD ALLOY OF 10K OR FINER. THE COATING MUST BE AT LEAST - 2.5 MICRONS IN THE US MARKET, THE THREE MAIN JEWELRY CATEGORIES ARE FINE, FASHION AND - BRIDGE THE HEAVINESS OF AN OBJECT COMPARED TO ITS SIZE IS KNOWN AS ITS - HEFT THE FACTORS THAT MAKE UP A PRECIOUS METAL'S WORKABILITY ARE MALLEABILITY AND - DUCTILITY WHICH OF THESE METALS HAS THE LEAST METAL MEMORY? - PLATINUM WHAT METAL DOES A GOLDSMITH ADD TO GOLD TO GET AN ALLOY WITH A REDDISH COLOR? - COPPER WHICH OF THESE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BENEFIT? - THE EARRINGS ARE LIGHT AND COMFORTABLE A MILD FORM OF CORROSION CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH CHEMICAL ELEMENTS OR COMPOUNDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT IS - TARNISH METALS VALUED IN JEWELRY, SPECIFICALLY GOLD, PLATINUM AND SILVER ARE KNOW AS - PRECIOUS METALS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METALS SHINES MOST BRIGHTLY - SILVER AN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN A PROTECTIVE OR DECORATIVE COATING ON METAL IS CALLED - ANODIZINGA GOLD ALLOW THAT CONTAINS 75 PERCENT PURE GOLD IS - 18K STERLING SILVER IS AN ALLOY OF FINE SILVER AND - COPPER WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON GEM-SETTING STYLE - PRONG SETTING THE MAXIMUM STRETCHING FORCE A METAL CAN WITHSTAND BEFORE BREAKING IS ITS - TENSILE STRENGTH A PROCEDURE FOR RECEIVING CUSTOMER JEWELRY FOR REPAIR, APPRAISAL OR CLEANING IS CALLED - TAKE IN PARTIALLY REPLACING A RING SHANK THATS BEEN DAMAGED OR WORN IS CALLED - HALF SHANKING CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY INFORMING CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE GOODS THEY BUY IS CALLED - DISCLOSURE