“Titan” The story behind the jewelry…
October 16, 2007
“Titan” Titanium, Vanadinite, Sterling Silver necklace by Lori Bouchard
*Titan- the first son of the earth in mythology.
*The elemental metal titanium was named after this mythological character. Titanium is a very strong, yet lightweight element which is found in meteorites and the Sun as well as in the Earth.
This one of a kind necklace is based on strips of commercial grade Titanium. The focal features a cluster of Vanadinite. (*Vanadinite grows naturally as a cluster of hexagonal crystals). The chain consists of hand shaped titanium (figure 8’s), Sterling Silver rings, and is finished with a Sterling Silver Lobster claw clasp and Gunmetal artistic wire extension chain.
Titanium (IPA: /tʌɪˈteɪniəm/) is a chemical element; in the periodic table it has the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant (including resistance to sea water and chlorine) transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic color. Titanium can be alloyed with other elements such as iron, aluminium, vanadium, molybdenum and others, to produce strong lightweight alloys for aerospace (jet engines, missiles, and spacecraft), military, industrial process (chemicals and petro-chemicals, desalination plants, pulp and paper), automotive, agri-food, medical (prostheses, orthopaedic implants, dental implants), sporting goods, and other applications.[1] Titanium was discovered in England by William Gregor in 1791 and named by Martin Heinrich Klaproth for the Titans of Greek mythology.The element occurs within a number of mineral deposits, principally rutile and ilmenite, which are widely distributed in the Earth’s crust and lithosphere, and it is found in almost all living things, rocks, water bodies and soils.[1] The metal is extracted from its principal mineral ores via the Kroll process.[2] Its most common compound, titanium dioxide, is used in the manufacture of white pigments.[3] Other compounds include titanium tetrachloride (used in smoke screens/skywriting and as a catalyst) and titanium trichloride (used as a catalyst in the production of polypropylene).[1] The two most useful properties of the metal form are corrosion resistance, and the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal.[4] In its unalloyed condition, titanium is as strong as steel, but 45% lighter.[5] There are two allotropic forms[6] and five naturally occurring isotopes of this element; 46Ti through 50Ti with 48Ti being the most abundant (73.8%).[7] Titanium’s properties are chemically and physically similar to zirconium.Titanium. (2007, September 21). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:33, September 21, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titanium&oldid=159360947
In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek: Τιτάν Titan; plural: Τιτάνες Titanes) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. There were twelve Titans from their first literary appearance, in Hesiod, Theogony; pseudo-Apollodorus, in Bibliotheke, adds a thirteenth Titan Dione, a double of Theia (a.k.a. Medusa). The six male Titans are known as the Titanes, and the female as the Titanides (”Titanesses”). The Titans were associated with various primal concepts, some of which are simply extrapolated from their names: ocean and fruitful earth, sun and moon, memory and natural law. The twelve first-generation Titans were led by the youngest, Cronus, who overthrew their father, Uranus (’Heaven’), at the urgings of their mother, Gaia (’Earth’).The Titans later gave birth to other Titans, notably the children of Hyperion (Helios, Eos, and Selene), the daughters of Coeus (Leto and Asteria), and the sons of Iapetus — Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas, and Menoetius; all of these descendants in the second generation are also known as “Titans”.The Titans preceded the Twelve Olympians, who, led by Zeus, eventually overthrew them in the Titanomachy (’War of the Titans’). The Titans were then imprisoned in Tartarus, the depths of the underworld, with a few exceptions.Titan (mythology). (2007, September 21). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:35, September 21, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titan_%28mythology%29&oldid=159297978
I happen to find that titanium jewelry is far prettier than silver and even gold. Most people like titanium because it’s a more sturdy type of metal and lasts a lifetime. I like it for it’s looks and for it’s much fairer price. The cost of gold and silver has gone through the roof over the last two years. I’ve been buying nothing but mokume titanium inlay rings as a result lately.