Pearl Formation Pearls are considered as organic gems, as they are created by living creatures. It is characterized as a hard object that is produced inside the soft tissue of a mollusk shell. It is composed of calcium carbonate in very little crystalline form which is called nacre. This material is deposited in concentric layers, and has the same material…
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Pearls Of Ages And Time
Pearl is a beautiful creation of nature. Women have a passion for pearls and they fulfill their desire to look alluring and dazzling. Pearls are a symbol of purity and are gems found on the earth, and have a natural and lustrous appeal. A pearl is a smooth and lustrous round structure formed naturally inside the shell of an oyster…
Pearl Jewelry Fashion Trends For Modern Age
The classic elegance and luster of pearls has become more of a curse than a blessing. They may be considered lovely jewelry but are usually relegated into the background, in stuffy events like weddings, christenings and coming out balls. Pearl necklaces have sometimes been equated with “squares”, spinster aunts, grandmothers and the old South. Pearls have had a hard time…
Understanding Black Pearls
Do you like black pearls? I simply love them. Why? Well, truly black pearls are extremely rare. Black pearls are produced from black-lipped oyster Pinctada margaritifera. It means that Pinctada is genus and margaritifera is species. Black pearls are produced by gigantic blackclipped oysters, which are scientifically named as pinctada margaritafera. This type of oysters can only be found if…