What are The Types of Pearls

In principle, all the beads can be listed in two categories: freshwater and saltwater pearls beads. Can also be divided into natural pearls, cultured pearls. high value of natural pearls does not mean they are better than those for breeding. This is because they are rare, and their chances of finding the man may still be rare.

 

According to CIBJO pearl book, the term "Pearl" should refer only to pearls. And the term "kennel" Pearl is still used for cultured pearls such as Akoya pearls, freshwater pearl culture. However, the reproduction is so common and natural are so rare, and because of the brevity, we will use as a cultured pearl beads in this section.

 

Four beads most often see and buy are:

1. Freshwater pearls
2. Akoya Pearls
3. South Sea Pearls
4. Black Sea South Pearl / Tahitian Pearl

 

These last three are the pearls of the sea

 

 

Other types of pearls:

Blister Pearl
Beads that attach to the inner surface of shells of oysters and mussels.

 

 

Mabe Blister

Pearl assembled culture pearls. Once the blister pearl is cut from the shell, the kernel Pearl is kidnapped. The last hole is filled with wax and covered with nacre will open. Mabe Pearls are not as strong as blister pearls.

 

 

Pearl sawn
half of the pearl of all. It is about eliminating the flaws of pearl whole.


Keshi pearls
which are grown in tissue culture accidentally or soft pearl pearl products after harvest.

 

 

 

Scallop Pearl
Also known as "lion's paw beads, shells are subnodosus Nodipecten.

 

 

Mother of pearl
lining inside hard shells of molluscs

 

 

Pearl Abalone
Abalone Pearl. This baroque gem has often forms a unique and wonderful glow of the rainbow. Their price may be an amount of $ 2,000 per carat, depending on their quality.

 

 

Shell Pearl
 Lovely pink pearls - they come in large bowl. Because of the rarity of the pearl, however small, pale and irregular can retail for over $ 500 per carat.

 

 

 

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