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| #me, #Australia, 2011 |
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Copper is used for electrical purposes even though the electrical conductivity of silver is higher (in fact it is the highest of all metals). The reason for not using silver is its high price, of course.
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| Silver earrings with the seahorses and sea urchins |
Jewellery #lolz
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
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| Spider pendant (copper, sterling silver, black onyx, iolite, garnet) |
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Silver is produced during certain types of supernova explosions by nucleosynthesis from lighter elements through the r-process, a form of nuclear fusion that produces many elements heavier than iron, of which silver is one. (source)
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| Silver earrings |
Jewellery masterpieces. French Belle Epoque
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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| French Belle Epoque necklace, circa 1910, is platinum with seed pearls, diamonds, and a two fancy-cut pink topazes. |
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The word jewellery is derived from the word jewel, which was anglicised from the Old French "jouel" in around the 13th century. Further tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything.
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