Gem Junkies
Gem Junkies
Parle Jewelry Design's Jonathan and Brecken Farnsworth.
Little Silver = Platinum
30 minutes Posted Aug 14, 2020 at 2:54 pm.
Dubba-dub-dub-dub
The game plan with the podcast
Garden Woes
So Platinum. . . how did it get its name?
Platinum’s discovery
Platinum group of metals
Studying the properties of platinum
First reference of platinum
The heaviness of platinum
Platinum is very ductile
Malleability
Durability
Melting point
Mining platinum
WWII
How did it get here?
The moon
Platinum in the Earth’s crust
Producing pure platinum
Platinum in jewelry
Other usages for platinum
Platinum vs. Gold $$$
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What is denser than a diamond and is extremely ductile? PLATINUM. Once tossed away to be believed un-ripened silver that noble metal has become a popular choice in jewelry design. Learn about its discovery and its out of this world origins.