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Is Black Hills gold the same as rose gold?

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Question: Is Black Hills gold the same as rose gold? Answer: The rose gold leaves are the same color as rose gold because they are rose gold. The rose gold on Black Hills Gold is made in the shape of a grape leaf, the rose gold leaf is 12 karats. The 12 karat rose gold leaf is 12 parts copper and 12 parts gold to create the rose gold. The green leaf on Black Hills Gold is 12 karat green gold and is made with 12 parts silver and 12 parts gold. This is a process from the French, during the...

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is there still gold in the black hills?

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Question: is there still gold in the black hills? Answer: Yes there is still gold in the Black Hills and a ton of it. All our Black Hills Gold is made from the gold of the Black Hills. They are currently doing strip mining by Deadwood, SD and supplying all the Black Hills Gold manufactures with the raw material. The gold is being smelted and refined in Rapid City, SD.

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How many karats is Black Hills Gold?

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Black Hills Gold Manufacture F.L. Thorpe started making 14 karat Black Hills Gold in the early 1900's. This karat later was deemed to be very soft for the design to withstand everyday wear. Then it was decided that Black Hills Gold would be better suited for 10 karat gold as this was a more durable approach. Landstrom's Original Black Hills Gold came up with the best process to date. This process included 10 karat as the base,12 karat for the Black Hills Gold leaves and a 24 karat gold dip for the finish. Landstrom's has the highest quality because of this three gold step...

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Does Black Hills Gold tarnish?

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Will black hills gold tarnish? The answer is all jewelry will tarnish except for pure 24k gold. Here in the US we do not really have 24k gold jewelry being produced in large quantities due to the nature of pure gold being very soft and the price of gold currently. What Karat is Black Hills Gold? Black Hills Gold is produced using 10k gold. 10k gold will tarnish faster then 14k, 18k, 24k but 10k is more durable then all the higher karats. 14k which is the standard karat being used in today's main stream jewelry lines is softer and has a greater...

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Black Hills Gold Jewelry Care

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Regardless if you like to sparkle in silver or gold, diamonds or pearls personal black hills gold jewelry is among the most cherished and important accessories you'll own. Black Hills Gold Jewelry can symbolize affection, love and devotion. Black Hills Gold can be expressive or subtle, it gives a way for people stand out in a bunch and to present themselves. Jewelry cleaner alternatives might put the sparkle back and are simple. Jewelry cleaner alternatives differ for every form of bit depending upon the substances. Look after your black hills gold or it might lose its shine very quickly. Do not expose...

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