How do you get jewelry tested for metal content?

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I have a piece that I would like to get definitively tested and get the results in writing.

I already took it to a pawn shop and they were nice enough to test it for me. But apparently their tester only shows if the part it touches is real gold (which it was). However, I want to know if it's solid gold or 14k gold filled. Help, please?

 

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Okay, I saw online that a heavy duty magnet will likely pick up other metals but not gold. I went to home depot and tested it with a giant heavy duty magnet (95 pound pull). It picked up the compinent by the clasp but not the rest of the chain or the pendant. So i guess only that small piece is not real gold but the rest is. I guess?

 

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I've gotten two threads on the same topic. Here's the main one:

A fake fake, really?

(By the title, I mean I knew the diamonds weren't real. A little confusing there, sorry). I bought a "14k yellow gold and CZ" necklace a while back, at the mall. I posted it here then but here it is again, though the color isn't showing up well. In real life, it's bright gold in color and...

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