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Gold has an atomic number of 79. It is one of many chemical elements. Lot’s of people seek gold. It is a precious metal. One of the things gold is commonly used for is art.

Gold is found in rocks. It is usually found in the form of a nugget or grain. Some of the time you can find gold in the veins of rocks. These veins are spaces inside the rock that contain crystals.

So what are the characteristics of gold? Gold is soft, shiny, and dense. It is the most malleable metal known to man. Malleable meaning it can be hammered into really thin sheets.

Pure gold is gold that doesn’t contain any additives. It is a very bright yellow. It has a very shiny luster to it. This metal doesn’t oxidize in water or air which helps it maintain its yellow color and lustrous shine.

Pure gold is too soft for most things. In order for it to be manageable and useful you need to add metals to it. Copper is a popular metal that is mixed with gold to make it harder. But because of pure gold being mixed with other metals a measurement called the carat (k) was to created to know exactly how much of the substance was pure gold. This helped determine the mixtures value.

How much gold is there in the world? There was a study done in the year 2006. This study found that by the end of 2006 about 158,000 tons of gold had been pulled from the earth. That’s a whole lot of gold.

Gold has excellent qualities. Due to this excellence it is used in many modern industrial things. Dentist use gold for its ability to avoid corrosion and resist oxidation. Gold is also a great conductor of electricity and is used in modern electronics.

Today we use paper money, but that was not always the case. In the past gold was used for money. The reason that stopped is because there is only so much gold in the world. With paper money you can print as much as you want without fear of hitting a limit. Switzerland in 1999 was the last country to switch from gold to paper money.

Read Aaron’s article about gold studs.

Many diamond vendors are proving and setting the example that living an ecological-conscious life is possible in every aspect of our life. Take their offerings of Conflict free diamonds and refined metals to make Eco-friendly jewelry. The diamonds come from the Kimberley process; which ensures that your diamonds come from legitimate sources only and have nothing to do with blood diamonds.

StopBloodDiamonds.org is the site for conscious jewelers. The blood diamonds tainted with human rights violations come from Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, therefore Diamond trade with this region is banned. Horrible crimes against fellow humans are committed here at the hands of well-armed militants who are supported by unethical governments.

These diamond mines are also a hot bed for money laundering activities by terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda. As we choose not to partake in these crimes we bring you clean diamonds. Some diamond vendors are also committed to protecting the earth; if you have already begun by choosing the right electrical appliances, walking to the library, buying organically grown goods, now choose to wear only the jewelery made out of recycled precious metals.

This process sees broken jewelry molten and cleared of impurities to make pure precious metals which are used to make fresh pieces of jewelry. This way you protect the earth from being stripped of the fertile humus layer; prevent gallons of water being wasted and the earth being gouged of tons of soil to make few grams of gold.

This means that there is enough refined metals already mined that we do not need to exploit the land anymore!

Buying at upstanding jewelers helps you avoid blood diamonds, and gives you an opportunity to make another environmentally literate decision to wear Eco-friendly jewelry. Look for harmony Brand of 100% recycled precious metals; recycling is a cleaner process than mining and produces finer diamonds.

Danforth Diamonds now has proven that living an ecological-conscious life is possible in all aspects of our life. Take their offerings of Conflict Free Diamonds, Refined Metals & Eco Friendly jewelry- at Danforth Diamond now! Including lab created diamonds .