Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Dear All, FYI: Carat of gems weight is 5 cts = one gram / Karat of gold purity is based on percent of pure gold in a mix, e.g., 75% gold = 18K, or 90% gold = 21k, and 100% gold = 24K --- Carat weight, and Karat purity are different words. Richard Shaw-Brown, PG Designer & Gemologist http://www.richardshawbrown.com http://www.agt-gems.com http://www.astralgemstonetalismans.com http://www.themisunderstood.com http://www.hrisikesh.com http://www.hrisikesh.net http://www.p-g-a.org http://www.satyavrat-shastri.net http://www.generalprem.com http://www.navaratna-museum.info http://www.sacred-objects.info sacred-objects/ planetary-gemology/ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 --- FOR EXAMPLE OF 18K YELLOW GOLD THIS MIGHT CONSIST 75% PURE 24K GOLD, + 20% Copper, + 5% Zink, in otherwords, to get a kilo of 18k gold you mix togther 750 grams of pure 24k gold + 200 grams of copper/nickle + 50 grams of zink = 1000 grams of 18k gold. When the mix is 90% of gold then the final is 21k gold, etc. When there is only pure 24k gold, unmixed with anything, that is called 24k (99.99% pure). W/r Richard > Dear All, > > FYI: Carat of gems weight is 5 cts = one gram / Karat of gold > purity is based on percent of pure gold in a mix, e.g., 75% gold = 18K, > or 90% gold = 21k, and 100% gold = 24K --- Carat weight, and Karat > purity are different words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Dear Mr. Brown: Now that you have seen my horoscope and details of gem prescription, what would you recommend that I buy within the budget of $1500 please? - Richard Shaw Brown planetary-gemology ; sacred-objects ; vedic-sacred-objects Monday, July 17, 2006 11:58 AM CARAT / KARAT Dear All, FYI: Carat of gems weight is 5 cts = one gram / Karat of gold purity is based on percent of pure gold in a mix, e.g., 75% gold = 18K, or 90% gold = 21k, and 100% gold = 24K --- Carat weight, and Karat purity are different words. Richard Shaw-Brown, PG Designer & Gemologist http://www.richardshawbrown.com http://www.agt-gems.com http://www.astralgemstonetalismans.com http://www.themisunderstood.com http://www.hrisikesh.com http://www.hrisikesh.net http://www.p-g-a.org http://www.satyavrat-shastri.net http://www.generalprem.com http://www.navaratna-museum.info http://www.sacred-objects.info sacred-objects/ planetary-gemology/ Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 There is an easy way to understand the gold carat . 24 K is pure gold 18 k is 18/24 that is 75 percent gold 14 k is 14/24 that is 58.33 percent gold 10 k is 10/24 that is 41.67 percent gold Regards , Anand A. K. Ghurye Mobile : 9820 489 416 Phone : 2685 5496 email : hmm_aha ---------- -------------------------------- § Training § Development § Relationships email : hmm_aha growthanddevelopment Saturdaybusinessclub http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Ghurye1.html ---------- -------------------------------- - Richard Shaw-Brown sacred-objects Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:02 AM Re: CARAT / KARAT --- FOR EXAMPLE OF 18K YELLOW GOLD THIS MIGHT CONSIST 75% PURE 24K GOLD, + 20% Copper, + 5% Zink, in otherwords, to get a kilo of 18k gold you mix togther 750 grams of pure 24k gold + 200 grams of copper/nickle + 50 grams of zink = 1000 grams of 18k gold. When the mix is 90% of gold then the final is 21k gold, etc. When there is only pure 24k gold, unmixed with anything, that is called 24k (99.99% pure). W/r Richard > Dear All, > > FYI: Carat of gems weight is 5 cts = one gram / Karat of gold > purity is based on percent of pure gold in a mix, e.g., 75% gold = 18K, > or 90% gold = 21k, and 100% gold = 24K --- Carat weight, and Karat > purity are different words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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