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Alphabetical List of Jewelry-Making Terms

Encyclobeadia Alphabetical List of Jewelry-Making Terms

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Discover "gunmetal": its origins, the inspiration for its name, and its role in jewelry making. Explore gunmetal and its versatile applications here.
Gunmetal
A gunmetal grey mineral form of iron oxide used in jewelry-making and décor objects. Sometimes magnetized. Believed to have metaphysical attributes.
Hematite
A metal alloy that is largely made from tin with trace elements, like copper or antimony added for hardness. Older or classic pewter contains tin while lower grades of pewter may contain lead or zinc and have a darker silver-grey color. Newer or modern pewter uses antimony or bismuth rather than lead.
Pewter
A rare grey-white metal (and element) used in jewelry. It is resistant to tarnish and wear-and-tear.
Platinum
An expensive whitish-gray metallic element from the platinum family.
Rhodium
Neutral gray, lightweight metal. After manufacturing into the desired shape, such as earposts, the base metal titanium can be anodized into six colors.
Titanium