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Also when you refine gold aren’t you taking all the fillers out to make it pretty much pure again?
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How to Chemically Refine Gold
The quality of gold is measured by a rating known as carats. This is why gold items are stamped with 10k, 14k, 18k, etc. Gold with a higher carat rating has more gold content than gold with a lower carat rating. For example, 14k gold is roughly 58 percent gold content, 18k gold is roughly 75...
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