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Carat Weight Information

Diamonds are weighed in Metric Carat's the origin of the word and weight unit was first used by ancient merchants in the Middle East approximately 500 B.C. The unit weight used for diamonds and other precious stones then was determined by the equal weight of the carob seed. The weight of a seed from the seed pod of the carob tree or locust bean tree was uniformly equivalent too One carat in weight.

A metric carat equals 0.20 of a gram or 200 milligrams, so there for 5 carats equals One gram. This is standard unit of weight used for diamonds and most other gems.

One Metric Carat maybe expressed as the following:

• 1/5 gram
• 200 milligrams
• 0.20 gram
• 100 points