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Karat Definition
Karat is a unit of measuring gemstones and pearls and is measured as one karat is equal to one fifth of a gram or 200 milligrams. It is also used to measure purity of gold or proportion of gold in an alloy. Pure gold is 24 karats. It is also spelt as carat.
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