Dendritic Agate

[chictomato]

Hi there I had just mounted this 10 carat dendritic agate. It is set in wg plated 925 silver. I just like these natural form fern-like pattern anyone out there who is into dendritic agate too?

 

[chictomato]

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[ma re]

Yes, patterns of agates are always so interesting. Nice ring!

 

[chrono]

Nicely done, Chic.

 

[virgoruby]

Very pretty & unique!

 

[marcy]

Very cool!

 

[RockHugger]

Very neat!!

 

[enbcfsobe]

Very cool! It has a very victorian sort of feel to the pattern.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Very nice - I love the pattern of the agate.

I am curious, though, as to the advantages of white gold plating.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

I could have this in a heartbeat!

cheers--Sharon

 

[chictomato]

Date: 1/15/2010 10:08:08 AM
Author: Lady_Disdain
Very nice - I love the pattern of the agate.


I am curious, though, as to the advantages of white gold plating.

Hi! actually I am unsure too;p sorry can't be of much help!
Thanks to the kind comments

I thought it will make a nice, fun ring

 

[T L]

That ring is so cool!!

 

[LD]

It looks like a beautiful flower. Isn''t it amazing?

 

[chictomato]

Date: 1/15/2010 7:23:15 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
It looks like a beautiful flower. Isn''t it amazing?

Yeah I thought its amazing too It looks more like a tree to me though!

 

[LD]

I went back and had a look again and think it really looks like a Thistle. I love that we all see different things!

 

[chictomato]

It takes me quite sometime searching for a pattern that I like in a smaller size like this, usually they are BIG! If you remembered I had posted another dendritic agate some time back. Its pretty too, but just way too big to work on

 

[chictomato]

Date: 1/15/2010 7:46:46 PM
Author: LovingDiamonds
I went back and had a look again and think it really looks like a Thistle. I love that we all see different things!

Ya I think so too

 

[Lovinggems]

Very nice, interesting ring.

 

[ilovegemstones]

I love it too! Very etheral.

 

[chrono]

Date: 1/15/2010 10:08:08 AM
Author: Lady_Disdain
Very nice - I love the pattern of the agate.

I am curious, though, as to the advantages of white gold plating.

To prevent tarnish? Although I have no idea why WG instead od platinum, unless PT isn''t often used where ChicTomato is.

 

[chictomato]

Date: 1/15/2010 9:52:53 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 1/15/2010 10:08:08 AM

Author: Lady_Disdain

Very nice - I love the pattern of the agate.


I am curious, though, as to the advantages of white gold plating.

To prevent tarnish? Although I have no idea why WG instead od platinum, unless PT isn't often used where ChicTomato is.[/QUOTE ]

I think that could be the reason. Most goldsmith, jeweller here works with 18k wg and 22k yellow gold, not so much on platinum, even far rarer for palladium which is quite often use in the States? However over here 14k and below wg/yg is not considered as valuable. So do you mean 18k wg plated 925 silver will not tarnish as easily? what if the wg plating wears off? can it be replated? tks

 

[chrono]

Date: 1/15/2010 10:26:03 PM
Author: chictomato
I think that could be the reason. Most goldsmith, jeweller works more with 18k wg and 22k yellow gold. So do you mean 18k wg plated 925 silver will not tarnish as easily? what if the wg plating wears off? can it be replated? tks

Yes, that is my guess. And yes, it can always be replated when it is worn off.

 

[chictomato]

Date: 1/15/2010 10:28:26 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 1/15/2010 10:26:03 PM

Author: chictomato

I think that could be the reason. Most goldsmith, jeweller works more with 18k wg and 22k yellow gold. So do you mean 18k wg plated 925 silver will not tarnish as easily? what if the wg plating wears off? can it be replated? tks

Yes, that is my guess. And yes, it can always be replated when it is worn off.

Thanks Chrono! Is it necessary to remove the dendritic agate during re-plating?

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Date: 1/15/2010 9:52:53 PM
Author: Chrono

Date: 1/15/2010 10:08:08 AM
Author: Lady_Disdain
Very nice - I love the pattern of the agate.

I am curious, though, as to the advantages of white gold plating.

To prevent tarnish? Although I have no idea why WG instead od platinum, unless PT isn''t often used where ChicTomato is.

Wouldn''t rodium make more sense, because of colour? White gold is usually rodhium plated for colour, which is why white gold plating didn''t make sense to me.