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Base metal which has been bonded with at least 0.0025 mm of gold. Not as durable as alloyed gold or gold-fill. With moderate to heavy use, gold-filled and gold-plated jewelry will eventually lose their coating, leaving the base metal exposed.

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Gold-plated metal has a very thin layer of gold on the surface, usually applied by the process of electroplating.

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See Gold-Filled.

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Describes base metal part with thinner gilding (typically applied by electroplating).

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a very thin layer of gold bonded to a base metal core. The layer of gold in Gold-plating is only required to be seven-millionths of an inch thick. (The layer of gold in gold-filled products is about one hundred times thicker than gold-plating.)

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A very thin (0.0025 mm) outer layer of gold has been bonded to the surface of a base metal. Gold-plate is not as durable as gold-fill. With moderate to heavy use, a gold-plated item will likely lose its outer coating, exposing the base metal.

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A thin coating of electroplated or mechanically plated gold on top of a base metal.

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Jewelry made by bonding 10-karat or better gold to a base metal. The karat gold content may be less than 1/20, but must be properly identified as a percentage of the total content.

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A surface the color of real gold accomplished by combining a layer of gold onto a basic metal such as steel, brass, nickel or silver. The thicker the layer, the more durable the plating. Thickness is usually measured in microns.

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