JEWELRY GLOSSARY -  -

KARAT:  The measure of purity in GOLD; 24 karat is pure gold. Gold's purity levels are indicated as follows:
24k - pure gold (also called 1000)
18k - 75% gold (also called 750)
15k - 62.5% gold (also called 625)
14k - 58.3%% gold (also called 583)
12k - 50% gold (also called 500)
10k - 41.7% gold (also called 417)
9k - 37.5% gold (also called 375)

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