When yellow gold is dug out of the mines, it is categorized as pure gold or 24 carat gold. When this pure gold is converted into jewelry, it is blended with alloys like zinc, nickel or silver and named as 24KT gold jewelry. Gold is classified into various categories, the purest natural form being 24 carat.

There is lack of skilled labour in Europe and U.S.A, so it is extremely difficult to find 24 carat gold manufacturing units there. Most of the world’s 24 carat jewels comes from far eastern Asian countries, which are China, Japan, Singapore and others. Some very fine, intricate jewelry can be found in India and Nepal, the reason being abundance of skilled labour. In Europe and U.S.A one usually finds 18, 14 and 10 carat jewelry in gold. In Turkey and Pakistan also 24 carat is used in abundance. Gold bullion marked as 999.99 pure gold, which in other words means 99.99% pure gold is another form of 24 carat before it is used as jewelry. Bullion gold is ideal for storing since it comes in the form of bricks or small biscuits.

When we speak of pure gold, we mean 24 carat, which in turn means all 24 parts of the gold is present, without any traces of other metals. In this form gold is malleable or soft, so alloys are mixed for the consumer’s convenience if the person wants to wear it in jewelry form, meaning as 24 KT gold jewelry. W hen made into ornaments, alloys are mixed and the labour cost is added according to the consumers need. While buying you must be careful as to what alloy is used and also the percentage of alloy used.

An important factor is that 24 carat gold ornaments do not break or damage, since they have a certain point of flexibility in the pure form. Once an alloy is mixed it hardens and can break or damage after sometime. The best 24 carat gold ornaments are found in markets in Asian countries, but presently many dealers in the U.S.A and European countries import from these eastern Asian countries and keep a large variety of ornaments, although it will be more expensive to purchase.

Lastly 24KT gold jewelry must always be bought from well known certified retailers who give you a money back guarantee, on your purchase.

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