Freshwater pearls

Generally speaking, freshwater pearls are not as round as saltwater pearls, and they do not have the same sharp luster and shine as akoya pearls. However, they appear in a wide variety of shapes and natural colors, and they tend to be less expensive than saltwater pearls, making them very popular with younger people and designers. As freshwater pearls are solid nacre, they are also quite durable, resisting chipping, wear, and degeneration.


Freshwater pearls differ from other cultured pearls in that the great majority are not bead-nucleated. Freshwater mollusks are nucleated by creating a small incision in the fleshy mantle tissue of a 6 to 12 month old mussel, and inserting a 3mm square piece of mantle tissue from a donor mussel.


The Japanese have a distinguished history of culturing freshwater pearls as well. Lake Biwa was once world renowned for producing high-quality freshwater pearls produced by the Hyriopsis schlegeli (Biwa pearly mussel) mussel. However, in the mid 1970's pearl farming all but came to a halt due to pollution in this lake that was once synonymous with freshwater pearls.

Freshwater pearls cover the widest range of color and shape than any other pearl type. Originally these pearls were marketed as a lower quality, inexpensive alternative to akoya pearls. For this reason, they were typically used by jewelry designers for pieces that favored design over the gems themselves. However, since the 1990s, a class of freshwater pearls(AA-AAA quality) that are round and lustrous have emerged which rival akoya pearls in both quality and value. Freshwater pearls cover the widest range of options for pearl buyers in size, shape and color.

Mother of Pearls , symbolism that represents fertility and rebirth

Pearl is associated by Christian as symbol of love and purity. It also symbolize of tears, to provide love and fertility and to ward off evil.

The colors of pearls also have sometimes been associated with certain qualities: black or gold with wealth, blue with love, pink with success.

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Nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, is the basic substance which is secreted by oysters and mollusks to form the inside of their shells.

Mother of Pearls symbolism represents fertility and rebirth.

Mother-of-pearl is the basic substance which is secreted by oysters and mollusks to form the inside of their shells. It is the same substance which forms pearls.

In the mid-20th century, mother-of-pearl was also used to produce shiny buttons for clothing. South Sea pearls became the area staple, this small town thrived on the Pinctada maxima mother-of-pearl business.

Mother-of-pearl is now used as the nucleus in pearl cultivation. The shell of a mussel is cut into squares and then run through a process which rounds the pieces into beads. These beads are then implanted into the oysters which then secrete nacre upon the mother-of-pearl beads to form the cultured pearl.

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Mother of pearl is a really popular jewelry accessory , and it's very affordable. You'll find it in a online jeweler store that has colors ranging from pastels to brighter and bolder shades, all with that deep glow that mother of pearl is so famous for. Put one or more of these mother of pearl necklaces , bracelets,rings, jewelry pendants on your holiday shopping list.

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10K White Gold Mother of Pearl and Tanzanite Ring

The Big Pink Pearl, largest natural abalone pearl ever found

Pearls are among the oldest gems in the world and The Big Pink Pearl is a remarkable reminders of pearl history.

The Big Pink Pearl is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as being the largest natural abalone pearl ever found. If you did not know what is "Abalone pearl" all about and how it is started? Here is the reminders of Abalone pearls, as a remarkable reminders of pearl history.

Abalone pearls is rarely, brilliant symmetrical and a common shape like a "horn" shape.
Abalone pearl jewelry is very popular in the United states and Europe like New Zealand and Australia, but no minor part due to the marketing and farming by the Eyris Blue Pearl Company in New Zealand.

Abalone pearls valued in 1991 at $4.7 million US dollars. It is made of baroque gems and weighs a full 470 carats. The purported owner of this gem is Wesley Rankin, who found the pearl while diving at California's Salt Point State Park in Petaluma California in 1990.

As the industry grows we can expect the beauty of these gems to soon grace the consumers of the West.

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Pink Pearl and Crystal Fringe Bracelet

This Big Pink Pearl can also made into a jewelry such this GORGEOUS bracelet made of chock of freshwater pearls. This is a sparkly bracelet that can be really fun because of fabulous and tickled pink colors. The pink freshwater pearls were my inspiration for this bracelet and they are simply luscious There are over 50 hand-wrapped charms to make the fringe.

Or this Pendant with Pink Fresh Water Pearls. This is another jewelry made of Pink Pearls.

Stunning fresh water pearls intertwined with ornate wire and semi-precious stones. Includes pink satin necklace.

Hope Pearls, the world's largest pearls

Pearls is said to be the most sought after gems in the world. It is considered as the world's oldest gems in the world because of rarity and being stand out for thousands of years.

Have you heard the famous "Hope diamonds" that reminded of the "Titanic movie", the Black Diamond of Sierra Leone in Africa and the legendary history of a cursed gem?

The most famous pearls and the largest natural saltwater pearl ever discovered was the "Hope Pearl". It is named after it's owner , henry Philip Hope. It was discovered in the 19th Century and weighs about 90 grams or (1,800 grains or 450 carats). The Hope is a white, drop-shaped blister pearl measuring 2X4 inches,and ranging in color from greenish-gold on one end to white on the other.

More recently, a silver coloured pearl weighing a whopping 170 grams was found on the seabed off an island of Myanmar (Burma).

Currently residing in the British Museum of Natural History, the Hope Pearl was once owned my Henry Philip Hope, the one-time owner of the Hope Diamond.

Hope Pearls is one of the famous pearls remarked of pearl history and still admired today.

Pearls can be made into a jewelry accessories. And according to pearlmarket.com,
Pearls range from under 1mm to 20mm giants (mortgage your house if you want a strand of these). For round pearls, the most popular size sold today is 7mm to 7.5mm.

Maybe just like this beautiful piece of jewelry

Multi-Strand Cotton Necklace with Pearl Charms

This five strand cotton necklace mixes modern and classic brilliantly. Hanging from the strands of contemporary black cotton are very pretty warm pearls.

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.