Rose Gold
Alloys · Uncommon · Modern
Gold alloyed with copper, typically 75% gold and 25% copper for 18k rose gold, produces a distinctively warm pink color. The more copper, the redder the metal. Rose gold was popularized in 19th-century Russia and experienced a major revival in contemporary jewelry.
Identity
- Source
- Modern alloy: gold and copper
- Composition
- Gold 75%, Copper 22.25%, Silver 2.75%
- Also known as
- Red gold, Pink gold, Russian gold
- Ores, before industry and since
- Gold (Gold), Sylvanite (Gold), Azurite (Copper), Chalcocite (Copper), Chalcopyrite (Copper), Copper (Copper), Malachite (Copper), Tetrahedrite (Copper), Acanthite (Silver), Chlorargyrite (Silver), Freibergite (Silver), Galena (Silver), Proustite (Silver), Pyrargyrite (Silver), Silver (Silver), Tetrahedrite (Silver)
- Ores of the industrial age
- Calaverite (Gold), Bornite (Copper), Chrysocolla (Copper), Covellite (Copper), Cuprite (Copper), Enargite (Copper)
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Warm pink-gold to deep red-gold depending on copper content, does not tarnish
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 15.4 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 930 °C
- Boiling point
- 1900 °C
- Lighter
- Electrum
- Denser
- White Gold
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- High
Mechanical Properties
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- Very High
- Reactivity
- Very Low
Lore & Narrative
Carl Fabergé used rose gold extensively in his famous Easter eggs created for the Russian imperial family. His use of the metal helped establish it as a symbol of romantic luxury, an association that modern jewelry designers have enthusiastically revived.
- Notable uses
- Jewelry, watches, luxury accessories
- Forge uses
- Jewelry, Watches, Luxury items
- Worldbuilding traits
- Romantic, Warm, Luxury, Modern
Sources
- Colored gold, Wikipedia
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