Gold Karats FAQ

"Gold Karats FAQ - 4 Essential Facts You Must Know About Karat Gold Before Making Your Next Purchase","

Gold Karats FAQ Guide - Part 2

There are many different types of gold available from regular jewelry stores and online jewelery stores in Australia and around the world.


This is why I've put together this gold karats FAQ guide.
 The other two parts can be found on my website which is displayed in the author bio at the end of this article.
 The most common gold colours found at online jewelry stores & offline fine jewelery stores is yellow gold, followed by white gold and rose gold.


The colour of the gold doesn't make a difference to the gold content (karat rating).
 The gold is mixed with different metals to achieve different colours.
 18k yellow gold will have a brighter yellow colour compared to 9k gold.


White gold is made by mixing pure gold with metals such as silver and palladium.
 The rhodium gives jewelery a really white appearance.
 Your local jewelry store and even some online jewelry stores can easily do this for a reasonable price.


Gold Plated Jewelery (also known as GEP or GP)

Gold plated jewelery describes jewelery that has a layer of gold applied to a base metal by an electrolytic process.
 The gold plating will wear off after time.
 This type of jewelery is widely available and can be found at online jewelery stores, online accessory stores and offline stores.
 Gold filled jewelery is a great cost effective alternative to solid gold jewellery.
 For more about solid gold jewelry, see gold karat FAQ guide part 1.
 This layer is 50 to 100,000 times thicker that gold plated jewelery.
 18k gold is slightly harder than 9k gold but this difference in hardness offers little practical advantage as they are virtually the same hardness.
 Most online jewellery stores & regular fine jewelery stores would advise you to choose 18k gold for a wedding band as it wears a little better.
 No doubt you'll be far more confident whether purchasing from an online jewelery store or a regular fine jewelry store.


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