Rhodium is an ultra-shiny, corrosion resistant metal that had become useful in many industries including the automobile, jewelry, chemical and electrical trades. According to Shaun Peterson ...

Extremely volatile rhodium prices are driven largely by demand from the automotive industry. However, the metal also sees demand from investors and jewelry production, which uses rhodium plating ...

However, its hard and brittle nature — as well as its exorbitant cost — means it cannot be used in its pure form to make jewelry. Rhodium plating fades over time to reveal the warmer white ...

Princess Kate Middleton wore jewelry with a special meaning at a royal engagement to honor those affected by the Holocaust.