The purity & finesse of gold is measured in karats. In its pure form it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. Pure Gold is extremely soft and thus gold jewellery is generally alloyed or mixed with metals like Silver, Copper, Nickel or Zinc.
24 Karat Gold | 22 Karat Gold | 18 Karat Gold | 14 Karat Gold | 10 Karat Gold |
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In its purest form, the metal is composed of 100% gold with virtually no alloy metals. Pure gold is extremely soft and malleable, which is why it's often mixed with other metals, such as copper and silver, to forge jewellery. | This level of gold is 91.7% pure which is still too soft to make jewellery and not as durable as 18K or 14K. | This alloy consists of 75% gold and 25% alloy metals. 18 karat gold has been found to be the perfect balance between gold purity and strength. Solitaire Style offers a variety of exquisite 18 karat gold jewellery. | 14 karat gold is 58.3% pure gold; the rump is alloy metals. Any gold purity less than 14 karat gold is not recommended for high quality jewellery. | This tier of the metal consists of 41.7% gold. This is the minimum purity that can still be considered gold in the United States and is not used for high quality jewellery. |
24 Karat Gold | In its purest form, the metal is composed of 100% gold with virtually no alloy metals. Pure gold is extremely soft and malleable, which is why it's often mixed with other metals, such as copper and silver, to forge jewellery. |
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22 Karat Gold | This level of gold is 91.7% pure which is still too soft to make jewellery and not as durable as 18K or 14K. |
18 Karat Gold | This alloy consists of 75% gold and 25% alloy metals. 18 karat gold has been found to be the perfect balance between gold purity and strength. Solitaire Style offers a variety of exquisite 18 karat gold jewellery. |
14 Karat Gold | 14 karat gold is 58.3% pure gold; the rump is alloy metals. Any gold purity less than 14 karat gold is not recommended for high quality jewellery. |
10 Karat Gold | This tier of the metal consists of 41.7% gold. This is the minimum purity that can still be considered gold in the United States and is not used for high quality jewellery. |
Calculation of Gold, made easy with us. Just refer below.
Example: If a product weighs 10g the contents will be classified as
7.5g FINE GOLD which is 75%
1.5g SILVER which is 15%
1.0g COPPER which is 10%