Gold Karat Content
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What is meant by “karat content”?
Pure gold is designated as “24 karat”. This means there are 24 parts gold out of a possible 24 parts (100%). Gold jewelry usually is mixed with other metals, called alloys, which lowers the actual gold content in the piece and makes it harder. You will normally see a marking on the item somewhere which indicates the amount of gold in the piece, such as 10k, 14k or 18k. The jewelry could also be marked with a number, such as 417, 585, or 750.
When you see a piece marked 18k, that means 18 parts out of a possible 24 parts are gold, which is 75%. The European designation for this is 750, meaning 750 parts gold out of 1000 parts possible. Therefore, 25% of the metal in the piece is some other alloy, such as silver, nickel, copper, etc. Markings, however, can be counterfeit.
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