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Raw white gold

Somebody told me that the colour of raw white gold was yellow. Raw anything gold is yellow isn't it ? Gold does't come out of the ground as an alloy and it needs to be alloyed to be made white. Surely I'm right aren't I ?

-- The phrase "raw white gold" has no meaning - you have to process metal to create an alloy, and thus there is no such thing as "raw white gold". I suppose that as the primary constituent of white gold could well be gold you could say the raw stuff is yellow, but by the same logic you could say its raw color is gray since it's made of Palladium. --65.0.236.68 00:52, 17 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I heard from someone that it is best to keep white gold in the dark when its not being worn to minimise it tarnishing or something. Is this true and does it apply to other golds or silver?

From the article: "During World War II, the use of platinum and nickel for nonwar-related applications was prohibited." What country/countries?

Strange language

Some people (about 12.5%) are sensitive or allergic to white gold. This occurs because of reaction to nickel found in some white gold alloys. Reactions are mild and only involve skin rashes. However, depending on where you buy the jewelry, this may not happen.

"this may not happen"? Can anyone find any citation for that last sentance? -- Irixman ^{(t) (m)} 15:38, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, perhaps I get it now... does it depend on the amount of nickel found in the gold? -- Irixman ^{(t) (m)} 01:18, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The external reference has a different value. No wonder the entry lacks citation, even it's references are inconsistent with it.

I've changed the article and the reference. Does this seem more helpful?

--Seraphim Whipp 23:20, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Saying "About 12.5% of the population" implies an unreasonable level of preceision. Even though this language is in the original reference, I'm changing to "one person in eight." Chester320 00:39, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Inappropriate Reference

The reference to the U.S. Patent Sever i.e., "According to the U.S. Patent Server, [1]: '...nickel-based white gold..." is inappropriate. The reference should be to US Patent No. 6863746 "White gold compositions without nickel and palladium". The US Patent Sever does not appear to be associated with the U.S. Patent Office. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.50.113.28 (talk • contribs) 17:30, 12 June 2006

Thanks, cleaned it up! -- Irixman ^{(t) (m)} 13:58, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison

How does white gold compare with gold? which is more expensive? 71.250.17.62 12:58, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on the alloy, but, at the retail level, white gold ranges from the same to 15% more expensive. (This is using standard retail pricing; All sorts of assumptions, but this is making everything as equal as possible.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.87.69.65 (talk) 15:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is white gold magnetic?

If you lose your ring in sand and u get a big magnet will it stick to it?

No. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.194.13.104 (talk) 03:17, 17 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

White Powder Gold??

Can anyone (preferably a metallurgist) elaborate what "white powder gold" is? It's claimed to be monatomic gold in form of a white powder and has alleged medical value? Is this for real or a new internet scam? You can buy it from some web sites, also white powder silver and platinum, also allegedly being monatomic powders. -Boris

Making room for a new article

Hi. I'm making room for the article on the game White Gold: War in Paradise. So I need commit changed to respective pages. Although I made a mistake to use a capital "G" where I should've used a lower case one. You can revert the changes anytime if you don't like the results. Thanks Admins. --EaZee —Preceding unsigned comment added by EaZee (talk • contribs) 02:57, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You don't make room by dis-associating pages from their history and talk pages with illegal moves. Simply start the article with that - or a similar unique name, such as White Gold (game). You don't need to mess with this page or the White Gold movie page. Vsmith 03:06, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My intentions were good. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. --EaZee

Understood. We're all learning here. Cheers, Vsmith 03:30, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]