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ALPACA

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Massive, vintage Mexican alpaca & carved volcanic obsidian glass Aztec warrior pendant
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, CMA, AJP

Alpaca is an alloyed metal that resembles sterling silver, but has no actual silver content.

Alpaca is made up of 60% copper, 20% nickel, and 20% zinc / tin.

Alpaca jewelry is sometimes referred to as German silver or nickel silver.

Alpaca Gallery

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