Orange Rosarita Heart Gold Vermeil

What is Rosarita?

Rosarita is a unique material, which derives its exceptionally rich, color from the process of gold refining. It is a unique by-product of the 1960s and 1970s gold refining processes. Alaskan beach sand was smelted for its gold content and the slag by-product was Rosarita, which is essentially a gold-infused glass. The base material for Rosarita is silica (which is quartz particles) mixed with gold at high temperatures.

Rosarita is no longer produced because of improved efficiency in gold refinement. Modern processes extract nearly all of the gold out of the sand, leaving an un-remarkable clear glass slag without the deep red color that makes Rosarita so beautiful.

A Unique and very special heart of  Orange Rosarita set in 24 K gold Vermeil prongs. The  chain is  24 K gold vermeil and is adjustable 18-20  inches with a lobster clasp.