All About Pearls

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All about pearls.

The birth of a pearl is an absolutely miraculous and awe inspiring event. Saltwater pearls include the akoya cultured pearls grown in japanese and chinese waters. Tahitians pearls another type of saltwater pearls cultivated in the islands of french polynesia. Naval base near honolulu hawaii that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by japanese forces on december 7 1941.

They range in size from 2mm tiny to 10mm rare and are usually white or cream in color and round in shape. It all begins when a grain of sand or any foreign body lodges itself in the shell of an oyster or mussel. An estimated 99 of pearls in the market today are cultured pearls. So a strand will never be 7 mm but will be 6 5 7 mm.

Freshwater pearls tahitian pearls and south sea pearls all measure to a full millimeter when considered. A uniform strand of akoya pearls for example will measure within 0 5 mm. With the tremendous variety of pearls on the market today pearls are considered the least understood of all gemstones. Boys who cry written for none other than mr.

South sea pearls are the largest of all pearls and feature white cream and golden hues. Learn how to identify natural and cultured examples along with a number of other pearls and pearl like substances. Australia indonesia and the philippines produce the south sea pearl the largest of all the pearls. The day after the attack president franklin d.

Kokichi mikimoto is credited as the first man to ever create an artificially produced round pearl. It s all about you is the hit single by boy group. Pearl for her 16th birthday. In a uniform strand of pearls all pearls are classified as the same size but actually fall in a range.

Please take the time to familiarize yourself with the different types of pearls pearl grading their history and care. Welcome to the world of pearls. An irritant is implanted within the oyster to mimic the natural formation of a pearl. Pearls all about pearls pearls buy pearls buying pearls selling pearls sell pearls tahitian pearls akoya pearls cultured pearls fresh water pearls pearls wholesale black pearl necklace pearl earrings akoya cultured pearls mikimoto pearls black pearls black tahitian pearls beads and pearls biwa pearls black cultured pearls black freshwater pearls coin pearls cultured freshwater pearls faux.