Freshwater Pearls from a Mussel
Freshwater pearls are cultured around the world, including in countries such as Japan and the USA. Over the last twenty years the Chinese have perfected the production of culturing pearls…
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The iconic Akoya pearl is probably the most well known type of pearl, having been the very first cultured pearl. These saltwater pearls are produced in the Pinctada fucata oyster,…
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Following the invention of the cultured pearl, a revolution began to take place in the world of pearls. Pearl diving and over-fishing in the late 19th century had driven prices of natural…
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In 1917 enthusiastic New-Yorkers gawped at a double string necklace of natural pearls valued at $1 million, and said to be the finest in the Western world, that were being…
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A natural pearl might start with an itch, although most pearl experts now agree that the ‘grain of sand’ is nor more than a myth. When a small seed of…
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