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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1223379, member: 26302&quot;]I have experience in the jewelry business, and that is usually not the case Cloud. Most jewelry manufacturers buy their gold and other metals as pure as possible and make whatever level of purity they need onsite. I have never seen premixed 14k gold base, it was always 24k and mixed down to what level is needed. 14k or 18k is not all the same, and its mixed to a certain type of 14k based on end use, color desired, etc. Maybe small mom and pop shops buy it premixed, but the large players do not.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the basis of my question as well, since I have only ever seen 24k being used industrially.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: As a matter of discussion, I believe there were at least 8 different types of 14k they used, all different color, strength, costs, etc. This was one of the largest chain manufacturers in North America.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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