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Gold is a popular component of all types of jewelry. White gold consists of gold mixed with a white alloy, usually nickel or palladium. It can sometimes closely resemble other metals, such as platinum and sterling silver. To determine if your jewelry is made of white gold look there are several hallmarks to look for. (Yellow-gold jewelry can also be distinguished by its hallmarks.)
Instructions:
1. Use a magnifying glass to look for hallmarks that indicate your jewelry is genuine solid gold. Look on the inside of rings and on the clasps of bracelets and necklaces or small metal tags dangling from the clasps.
2. Identify 22-karat white gold by the "22K" mark, which indicates that jewelry is 91.6 percent pure gold, or 22 parts pure gold out of 24 (22-karat gold jewelry can also be stamped with "916" or "917"). An "18K" mark means white-gold jewelry is 75 percent pure gold, or 18 parts pure gold out of 24 ("750" and "18KP" marks also indicate 18-karat gold jewelry). White-gold jewelry marked "14K" is 53.8 percent pure gold, or 14 parts pure gold out of 24. Other marks that indicate 14K jewelry are "585" and "14KP." White-gold jewelry that is 10 karat gold will be marked "10K," which indicates jewelry is 41.6 percent pure gold, or 10 parts pure gold out of 24. This jewelry may also be marked "417," "16" or "10KP."
3. Identify platinum jewelry by the "950 Platinum" mark, which indicates that jewelry is 95 percent pure platinum or 950 parts pure platinum out of 1000 (you can also look for these other marks: "Plat 950," "Pt950," "PLAT," "PT," "950 Plat," or "950Pt"). Jewelry marked "900 Platinum" is 90 percent pure platinum, or 900 parts pure platinum out of 1000. These marks also indicate this type of jewelry: "900 Plat," "Plat 900," "Pt900" and "900Pt."
4. Identify jewelry as sterling silver, not white gold, when it is marked as "925 Sterling Silver," ".925 Sterling Silver" or "Sterling Silver."
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