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Carat

For gold, the carat measures fineness in 24 parts: 24 carats = pure gold (999 ‰), 22 carats = 916 ‰, 18 carats = 750 ‰, 14 carats = 585 ‰, 9 carats = 375 ‰. Not to be confused with the gemstone carat, which is a weight (0.2 g).

Further reading

Sources

Gold & Silver Company website

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