Quartz Collection Eggplant Necklace

WHAT IS ION PLATING?

Once we finalize a design, a plastic mold is made in its likeness. The plastic mold is then filled with liquid stainless steel. The stainless steel design is then cleaned of all impurities through a process known as 'sputtering'. Next, we prepare our 18K Yellow Gold and/or 18K Rose Gold with a bonding agent. Both the coating and bonding agent are then vaporized by an electrical charge and the vapor is propelled onto the bonding material. Lastly, an opposite electrical charge is introduced and that forces the coating and underlying layer to bond. Our ‘silver’ ion plated stainless steel designs are always solid stainless steel, our yellow gold designs are 18k yellow gold over stainless steel and our rose gold designs are 18k rose gold over stainless steel...

WHAT IS QUARTZ?

Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. A semi-precious gemstone, it is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust. The Ancient Greeks referred to quartz as "icy cold" because some philosophers believed the mineral to be a form of supercooled ice. Today, the term rock crystal is sometimes used as an alternative name for the purest form of quartz...