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Daily Wire Tip: Converting Carats to Grams

By on January 5, 2011
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Question:

I would like to know how to convert carats to grams. Is it possible, or is the weight too small?

-Linda in Sherman, Texas

Answer:

Not at all, Linda. 1 carat = 1/5 gram, so 5 carats = 1 gram.

Simply divide the number of carats by 5 to find the grams. So a gemstone that weighs 53 carats would be 10.6 grams.

For more difficult carat-to-gram conversions, check out this easy Carat to Gram Conversion Calculator.

Answer contributed by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong

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4 Comments

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    Elliot Greene

    January 12, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    Some factoids: Carat and Karat derive from Carob – a fruit indigenous to the Middle East. Most websites state that the small, very hard seed was used as a standard for gemstones. Other websites state that the seeds were never specifically used. The word carat comes from the Greek – keraton (which also means little horn) but is ultimately from the Arabic – charuv – dry. Just thought you should know.

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      dalecgr

      January 13, 2011 at 11:04 am

      How very cool Elliot! Thanks so much for sharing this fun trivia.

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    Svetlana

    March 23, 2012 at 12:30 am

    Those seeds were used as a standard for measuring gemstones because each seed had exactly the same size and weight as the other. They all were (are) all exactly the same!

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    Lesley Harris

    November 13, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    Loved the info and the pics. From Lesley in Australia.