Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Cultrured pearls and jewellery note

Orchira Pearl Brooch

Like natural pearls, cultured pearls grow inside of a mollusk, but with human intervention and always sold by their size in millimeters. Pearls come in eight basic shapes: round, semi-round, button, drop, pear, oval, baroque, and circled.   Pearls with the smoothest surfaces are the highest-quality, most sought-after pearls.

Regarding buying pearl jewellery, you need to know the following: almost all pearls used for jewelry are cultured by planting a core or nucleus into pearl oysters.  Abalone from along the Pacific Coast, primarily California, produce both blister and free pearls and their shells are used for inlay in jewelry and other items.

Pearl jewellery is a great gift and safe bet for most people, since it will never look out of fashion and ideal for gifts and for that special and romantic occasions.

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