Origin of platinum

In 1748, Spain, the famous scientist Antonio. Loa in the Pinto River gold found in the natural silver-white platinum, he undertook a careful study found that the chemical properties of natural platinum is very stable, excellent ductility, melting point is high, relative density significantly, with metallic silver significant difference. Anthony was the first detailed study of platinum gold scholar.

1780, Paris, a craftsmen for the King and Queen of France Louis XVI created a platinum gold rings, brooches and platinum necklace. So much so that couples Louis XVI became the world's recorded since the first one has a platinum jewelry people.
Since then, platinum reputation Da-Zhen, jumped on top of gold jewelry for the royal relatives, dignitaries, wealthy business Jia's favorite people. As in nature reserves of platinum rare than gold, according to incomplete statistics, the world's platinum, a total savings of about 1.4 million tons (platinum group elements, the total reserves of mineral resources around 3.1 million tons), although more than 60 countries have platinum discovery and exploitation of mineral, but its reserves are highly concentrated in South Africa and the former Soviet Union. Which South Africa (Azania) and platinum reserves of about 1.2 million tons, in order to deposit platinum Transvaal best known, is the world's largest platinum deposit; the former Soviet Union reserve of 1866 tons platinum, sand in the Urals platinum mines found in the natural platinum weighing 8-9 kg, in Kuang native also won the weight 427.5 grams of natural platinum. Both the total reserves of the total world reserves, 98%.


Year the world's annual production of platinum is only 85 tons, less than gold, combined with a high melting point of platinum, platinum melting purification more difficult than the gold, the higher consumption of energy. Therefore, its price is more expensive than gold. Elegant and luxurious platinum color, symbolizing purity and noble. So, people love it as a keepsake, and engagement ring is made to express love, innocence, forever. If diamonds set in platinum silver care, on the crystal of diamonds and brilliant platinum each other, they bring out the flawless white diamonds, priceless and elegant and poised.