Cherry Quartz Earrings

Is this beautiful?

These earrings were handmade of brass, pearls and Cherry Quartz.

Common Materials used for making Jewelry

Gold
24k=100%gold; 18k=75%gold; 14k=58.3%gold; 1k=4.16666%gold

Silver
925 Sterling Silver = 92.5% silver & 7.5% copper (or other metal)

Steel
Stainless Steel; Durable

Pewter
Mixture of tin & lead; Grey metal

Copper
Base metal; reddish-brown metal

Titanium
Lightweight; dark grey color

Aluminum
Lightweight; softer than Titanium

Brass
Mixture of copper & tin; harder than copper

Plastics
Lucite; acrylic resin

Vermeil
Sterling silver coated with 10k gold (at least)

Gold-filled Brass
Brass or brass & copper overlaying a thin layer of 14k gold.