Most of us know gold and silver only as precious metals used as jewelry. The group of precious metals also includes platinum, rhodium, osmium, ruthenium, palladium. These metals are considered noble because they have hardness, refractoriness, and high resistance to destruction under the influence of most chemical elements, are not susceptible to corrosion, and do not lose their properties over time. Some of them are rarely found in nature; their extraction is too expensive for industrial use.
Of this group, silver and gold are used in jewelry. Their use in the manufacture of jewelry is due to the fact that they have a beautiful sheen, color, and plasticity during processing. The difference in the properties of these metals and their effects on the human body explains why silver and gold cannot be worn together.
What is silver?
Silver is a noble metal of a beautiful shimmering color called silver. Durability, ductility, relative cheapness compared to gold over the centuries of human history have made it the most popular material for making jewelry. It is believed that the name of the country Argentina came from the Latin word argentum , thanks to the Italian Cabot, who was looking in this area for a country where there are many treasures.
In the last century, gold has replaced silver in jewelry, gold jewelry has become more prestigious, since products from it are not available to everyone. However, silver is not losing ground, and millions of women still wear jewelry. Many of them possess precious metal products, but not everyone clearly understands why silver and gold cannot be worn together.
The history of silver has about 6 thousand years. Ornaments from it are found during excavations of the times of the Egyptian pharaohs. The unique properties of this metal have been known since ancient times:
- Not subject to corrosion.
- It does not rust, is not destroyed even by acids, unlike gold, which can be dissolved in aqua regia.
- It has antibacterial properties, kills 650 species of bacteria. This property is used to disinfect water.
- The plasticity in processing is second only to gold, therefore it is widely used in jewelry.
What is gold?
Gold is a viscous metal, well forged, and has a large weight. All these qualities make it an excellent material for the jewelry industry. For the needs of industries where gold was previously used, today other alloys or metals that have greater chemical resistance are often used.
In technically developed countries (Japan, USA, Germany), gold is used in the development of high technologies in electronics, electrical engineering, and space industries. Another group of states includes countries where most of the gold mined, and sometimes all of it goes to the needs of jewelry production. In Russia, 45% of all mined gold is spent on jewelry, 60% on the needs of technical production.
The melting point of pure gold is 1063.4 degrees, which is a very small temperature for a noble metal. Metal in very small quantities is present everywhere: in water, in soil, in sand. A unique property of gold is its resistance to corrosion and the lack of interaction with aggressive substances. These properties make it an almost timeless material.
Useful properties of silver for humans
- According to recent studies by scientists, it can increase hemoglobin levels, strengthen the nervous system, helps with headaches and migraines, and reduces blood pressure.
- People use the antibacterial properties of this metal in medicine. The Egyptians applied a thin sheet of silver to their wounds to prevent suppuration. In Switzerland, toothaches were treated with silver coins. Antibacterial properties help cleanse the air. In Japan, silver is used as part of air-conditioning conditioners.
- Silver iodine is used to disperse clouds.
- It is used in the food industry as an additive E174.
The benefits of gold for the human body
- Reduces inflammatory processes.
- Strengthens metabolic processes.
- Reduces allergic manifestations.
- Improves and saves memory.
- Helps to increase the stamina and resistance of the body.
- Beneficial effect on the nervous system.
Why can not you wear gold and silver together?
The reasons were clear in antiquity. Still not knowing exactly the properties of metals and not having an idea of their energetics, people from ancient times based on their own experience have made judgments about the compatibility of gold and silver. Giving products from different metals with useful properties, many were sure that their combination has a negative effect on health. Gold is an energetically strong metal that accelerates the processes in the body, while silver acts soothing and cleansing. Therefore, ancient people firmly knew why it is impossible to wear silver and gold together on the body. The collision of two different energy fields negatively affects the body.
Designers and fashion designers also do not like the combination of jewelry from two metals. Not recognizing energy theory, when asked whether it is possible to wear silver and gold together on the neck, they answer negatively and talk about color incompatibility and bad taste.
Those who do not believe in the compatibility of energy fields need to be guided by their own taste, regardless of other people's opinions and wishes. They have every right to combine silver and gold jewelry in accordance with their taste. Even designers sometimes make jewelry from two metals, when one metal smoothly transforms into another. Fashionable women wear such jewelry with pleasure.
Ancient beliefs about silver
When asked why silver and gold cannot be worn together, signs and beliefs say that silver belongs to the moon. It submits to this celestial body and possesses its properties. Silver personifies the elements of the moon, has its cold, calm.
Ancient beliefs about gold
For ancient people, yellow personified light, warmth, joy. Gold belongs to the elements of the sun. The element of the moon and the element of the sun are incompatible. If you try to combine them, then a conflict is inevitable. That is why you cannot wear silver and gold together.