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December 2nd, 2009 6:37 PM
PEARL GIRLS SHOP can special order Pearls for you from strands, single to design.  Call us: 877-461-9907 

 Freshwater Pearls 

Freshwater Pearls are grown in an amazing variety of delicate shapes ranging from round and oval to button, drop and baroque. Their colours vary from pure white to orange and rosy violet.

Keshi Pearls

Possessing a whimsical charm entirely different to the perfectly round, large pearls, seedless keshi pearls arise spontaneously in the culture of Akoya, and South Sea pearls.

These small freeform pearls make fascinating necklaces in colours ranging from silvery white
to silvery grey.
Keishi pearls are formed when the mollusk ejects the pearl bead nucleus but continues to make a pearl. The pearl size is refered to its longer length range


Akoya Pearls

Considered the classic amongst cultured pearls,

Akoya Pearls are primarily round or oval in shape and measure 2 to 10mm.

They are cultured in southwestern Japan and China. Their colours range from pinkish white to creamy shades and silvery blue




  South Sea Pearls

There are two basic groups of South Sea cultured pearls:
      white and black.
Pearls from the white group are primarily cultured in the northern waters of Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their rarity and exceptional sizes, from 8 to 20mm, make them highly prized. Their colours range from white and silvery blue to pale gold - the golden or light-yellowish varieties abound in Philippine and Indonesian waters while white or silvery hues occur mainly in Australian waters.
 Pearls from the black group, among which is the legendary black pearl of the South Pacific, are most frequently found over a wide area stretching from the Cook Islands, eastward through Tahiti to the Tuamotu Archipelago and the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia.

If you look up the HISTORY of PEARLS, you will discover that:

  • Pearls are amongst the oldest and most universal of all gems.
  • Pearls are the oldest jewels know to man.
  • Pearls are the only gem made by a living animal
  • In many countries pearls were worn as a talisman to bring good fortune, to ward off evil spirits and to cure illnesses.
  • Pearls are symbolic of feminine charm   

    Natural Pearls have always been considered rare and are quite expensive. They are usually sold by carat weight

    Cultured Pearls grow inside of a mollusk, but with human intervention. A shell is carefully opened and an object is inserted. Shapes of objects vary, depending on the final shape of pearl that's desired. Over time the object becomes coated with layers of nacre. The depth of the nacre coating depends on the type of mollusk involved, the water it lives in, and how long the intruder is left in place before being harvested. As nacre thickness increases, so does the quality and durability of the cultured pearl.  Cultured pearls are sold by their size in millimeters.

    Saltwater Pearls originate within a saltwater mollusk (oyster or clam). Saltwater pearls can be either natural or cultured.

    Freshwater Pearls grow inside of a freshwater mollusk.

    Pearl Shape Categories

    • Spherical pearls are round, which is traditionally the most desirable shape. The rounder the pearl, the more expensive its price tag.
    • ASymmetrical pearls include pear shaped pearls and other shapes that have symmetry from one side to another, but are not round.
    • Baroque pearls are irregularly shaped pearls. They are often the least expensive category of pearls, but are unique and quite beautiful.  

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    Posted by Jeannie Spencer on December 2nd, 2009 6:37 PM

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