Terms and Definitions
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Carat (Ct.)
Unit of weight used for diamonds and gemstones. Approximately 1/5g.
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Total Weight (tw)
Referring to the total weight of all gems or diamonds.
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Diamond Total Weight (Dwt)
Used to separate diamond total weight from gem total weight if both are present.
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Gem Total Weight (Gtw)
Used to separate gem total weight from diamond total weight if both are present.
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Gram (g)
Unit of measure commonly used for precious metals. Approximately 0.032Troy oz.
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Troy Oz (Toz)
Troy oz is used for precious metals. Not the same as an Oz. 0.911458 Troy Ounces in one Ounce.
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Karat (K or Kt)
Purity of gold in 24ths. 24K is pure gold. 14K is 14 24ths gold or 58.3%
(14/24=58.3). The industry standard for 14k is 58.5% pure. -
Sterling Silver (925 or Strl)
92.5% or more silver content is needed to be considered Sterling Silver.
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Platinum (Pt950, 950CO, 950IR,or 950RU, Pt900)
950 is 95.0% platinum content. Co= 5% Cobalt, IR= 5% Iridium, RU= 5% Ruthenium. 900 is 90% platinum with 10% Iridium