14K Yellow Gold Purdue Small Post Earrings

h1 { font-size: 18px; } 14K Yellow Gold Purdue Small Post EarringsPurdue BoilermakersPurdue University athletes are known as Purdue Boilermakers. Used by a rival college as an insult, the students and the school adopted the nickname, and has been the official name for the students and athletes for more than a century. Their mascot is a steam locomotive called Boilermaker Special while Purdue Pete performs duties in athletic competitions.Pure gold (fine gold) is softer than pure silver but harder than tin. Its beauty and luster are unmatched by any alloyed gold. The extreme malleability, ductility, and softness of pure gold make it practically useless for jewelry applications. Alloying elements (other metals) are added to gold to increase the toughness and hardness of the gold alloy. While almost any metal can be alloyed (melted) with gold, only certain metals will not dramatically change the color or make the metal brittle. The addition of indium, for instance, turns gold purple and g