Mosaic Gold
A cheap brass used for making imitation jewelry. It is made by alloying copper with about equal parts of zinc. See GOLD ALLOY; ORMOLU; TOMBAC.
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A cheap brass used for making imitation jewelry. It is made by alloying copper with about equal parts of zinc. See GOLD ALLOY; ORMOLU; TOMBAC.