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Monday, November 26, 2007

Type of Pearls, is a gemstone for generation


Pearls is a priceless treasure because it gets more beautiful as they age if it is handle with care.It is the most valuable gemstone as it is cultivated or harvested for jewelry. It is perfectly symmetrical, relatively large and naturally produced. It is hard, rounded object, produced by certain animals such as pearl oysters.

The principal oyster beds lay in the Persian Gulf, along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka, and in the Red Sea. Chinese pearls come mainly from freshwater rivers and ponds, whereas Japanese pearls are found near the coast in salt water.

Pearls highly value because of their rarity; the culturing process for them dictates a smaller volume output and can never be mass produced. The rarity of the black cultured pearl is now a "comparative" issue and is rare when compared to Chinese freshwater cultured pearls.

There is a vast range of pearls to choose from and are categorized into the following: Black Tahitian Pearls, Button Pearls, Coin Pearls, Cultured Pearls, Freshwater Pearls, and. Natural Pearls or South Sea Pearls.

natural pearls

Natural pearls come in many shapes, with round ones being comparatively rare and made without human interference. Thus natural pearls can also be black, or various pastel shade.

Cultured pearls
It exhibits a solid center with no concentric growth rings, compared to a solid center with growth rings. It is made when a foreign substance is intentionally inserted into a living oyster. This method was first used in 1893.

Baroque pearls
It is a pearls that have irregular shapes.

Biwa pearls
It is an irregular shaped pearl which forms in the freshwater of Lake Biwa, Japan

Blister pearls
It is a pearls which grow attached to the inside of the shell,

Black pearls
It is a gray to black pearls

Freshwater pearls
It is a pearls which form in fresh water mollusks and resemble puffed rice.

Mabe pearls
It is a cultivated blister pearls

Seed pearls
It is a small, tiny pearls used in Victorian jewelry and sewn on clothing.

Pearls vary in color from white to those with a hint of color, often pink, to brown or black.

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We take pride in the quality of pearl jewelry such as pearl earings, necklaces and bracelets because you will know that you need to hand down that jewelry for generation.

Pearls has become a new fashion in modern times and today it becomes a mainstream in fashion.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

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deep blue said...
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deep blue said...

Mikimoto Pearl: Pearls produced and marketed by the Mikimoto Co. They are known for having a higher lustre and fewer flaws than the average Akoya pearl.

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