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HOK-DIA-TERM-187 · Jewellery and workshop
Gold karat
A unit of gold-alloy fineness on a 24-part scale. It is not the same as carat, the unit of gemstone mass.
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- K · kt
- Discouraged
- diamond karat
- Editorial note
- Always distinguish gold karat from diamond carat.
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