Pure gold is inherently yellow; therefore, white gold achieves its color through alloying gold with palladium or nickel to neutralize the yellow, before a rhodium plating is applied to produce a bright white surface.
A Storied Heritage
Platinum restrictions during wartime in the early twentieth century created the conditions for white gold's invention. It became a substitute that outlasted the shortage by a century and a fine jewelry standard in its own right.
Myth & Meaning
Emerald's symbolic associations (growth, rebirth, love, wisdom) span enough of human experience that almost any significant moment can find itself in the list.