With gold currently running at about $800 an ounce, copper jewelry is becoming popular in the world of teen and young-adult fashion jewelry. Copper settings used with less expensive stones such as tiger eye, quartz, and onyx keeps costs down and yet results in a beautiful piece of inexpensive fashion jewelry. Copper bracelets have been around for a long time, and copper pendants have also made their mark on this market. In these difficult economic times and with rising commodity prices, it is interesting to see innovation in the field of fashion jewelry this holiday shopping season.

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Copper also has some interesting folklore attached to it.

It is supposed help with arthritis and other joint ailments so you see a lot of alternative medical treatments that suggest wearing copper bracelets.