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2. Fineness - Wikipedia

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   For example, a gold alloy of 127 ⁄ 128 fineness (that is, 99.2% purity) could have been described as being 23-karat, 3-grain, 1-quart gold. The carat fractional system is increasingly being complemented or superseded by the millesimal system, described above for bullion, though jewelry generally tends to still use the carat system.

3. Necklace - Wikipedia

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   Gold and silver necklaces were often ornamented with foreign and semi-precious objects such as amber, pearl, amethyst, sapphire, and diamond. [10] In addition, ropes of pearls, gold plates inset with enamel, and lustrous stones set in gold filigree were often worn. [4]

4. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   A young girl was buried with: 2 silver fibulae, a necklace (with coins), bracelet, gold earrings, a pair of hair-pins, comb, and buckle. [49] The Celts specialised in continuous patterns and designs, while Merovingian designs are best known for stylised animal figures. [50] They were not the only groups known for high quality work.

5. Sovereign (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   The sovereign is a British gold coin with a nominal value of one pound sterling (£1) and contains 0.2354 troy ounces (113.0 gr; 7.32 g) of pure gold.Struck since 1817, it was originally a circulating coin that was accepted in Britain and elsewhere in the world; it is now a bullion coin and is sometimes mounted in jewellery.

6. Necklace splitting problem - Wikipedia

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   Example of necklace splitting with k = 2 (i.e. two partners), and t = 2 (i.e. two types of beads, here 8 red and 6 green). A 2-split is shown: one partner receives the largest section, and the other receives the remaining two pieces. Necklace splitting is a picturesque name given to several related problems in combinatorics and measure theory.

7. Necklacing - Wikipedia

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   Necklacing was used by the black community to punish its members who were perceived as collaborators with the apartheid government. [2] Necklacing was primarily used on black police informants; the practice was often carried out in the name of the struggle, although the executive body of the African National Congress (ANC), the most broadly supported South African opposition movement ...