2007-01-27 10:10:53 · 4 answers · asked by Christina L 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
It is real gold, just not pure gold.
Pure gold is 24-carats, but pure gold is easily bent or broken. So often a harder metal, typically silver and copper, is added to increase its strength thus making it a more practical alloy to use when making jewelry. So called white gold is an alloy with silver and platinum added to make it even stronger.
For more information read this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_%28purity%29
The graphic explanation at the end of the article makes it clear just what the different carat values of gold mean.
NOTE: carat is a unit of measure used by jewelers. In ancient Greece the carob seed was thought to be uniform so it was used as a measurement standard. So a sample of gold that weighed 14 carats weighed as much as 14 carob seeds. Then that gold would be mixed with copper and silver of preset percentages to create a piece of 14-carat jewelry.
2007-01-27 10:23:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually it would have just 14k stamped on it and the color would tell you if it was white or yellow gold... i never heard of kGL
2007-01-27 18:20:26 · answer #2 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally the real stuff will have 14k stamped on them. If in doubt, check with a jeweler.
2007-01-27 18:14:28 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
14 karat gold leaf
2007-01-27 20:15:08 · answer #4 · answered by Solstice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋