5 Different Types Of Pearls You Should Know

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Types of Pearls
COLORS, SHAPES, VALUE
BY BHAGYARATNAM THE HOUSE OF PEARLS
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What are Pearls?
Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of a
living shelled mollusk - a diverse animal group
that includes gastropods, clams, mussels,
oysters, and conchs. When shelled mollusk wants
to protect itself against irritants, it secretes
layers of lustrous nacre over irritants. Over
time, these layers form a pearl. Basically,
there are two primary types of pearls that exist
in the world of genuine pearls - Natural Pearls
and Cultured pearls.
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Both the pearls are real and authentic gemstones
but their forming process is different.
Natural Pearls vs Cultured Pearls
Cultured Pearls
Natural Pearls

• Cultured pearls are produced within the soft
  tissue of a living oyster or mollusk that is
  formed through farming and harvesting.

• On the other hand, Natural Pearls are naturally
  formed within the soft tissue of living mussels
  and oysters.

• Cultured pearls require human assistance, care,
  and intervention to acquire. Pearl farmers raise
  the mollusks in pearl farms with conditions
  similar to nature.

• Natural pearls don't require human care and
  intervention.

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Types of Cultured Pearls
In the marketing of pearl jewelry, most pearls
are cultured pearls because natural pearls are
extremely rare and very expensive. Most people
can't afford natural pearls, so many pearl
jewelry sellers deal with cultured pearls. There
are mainly 5 major types of Cultured Pearls.
Sea of Cortez
Tahitian
Freshwater
Akoya
South Sea
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COLORS, SHAPES, VALUE Of Pearls
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Akoya Pearls
Tahitian Pearls
Freshwater Pearls

• Size 3mm - 15mm
• Color Pink, peach, lavender, and white, rare
  rainbow colors
• Shape Potato-shaped, rice-shaped, coin-shaped,
  and sometimes round, baroque
• Price 20 to 5000

• Size 3mm - 11mm
• Color Silver, cream, pink, gray, gold, or blue
• Shape Perfectly round
• Price 100 to thousands of dollars

• Size 8 mm - 18 mm
• Color deep black, gray, iridescent peacock,
  regal green, and aubergine colors
• Shape circled, and smooth baroque shapes
• Price 400 to more than 30,000

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COLORS, SHAPES, VALUE Of Pearls
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Sea of Cortez Pearls
South Sea Pearls

• Size 9.0mm - 20.0mm
• Color White and golden colors
• Shape Drop, pear, semi-round, free-formed
  baroque, circled baroque, and smooth baroque
• Price 400 to more than 30,000

• Size 8.3 mm to 9.8 mm
• Color Blue-Green, Green, Pistachio, Mauve, Rose,
  Copper, Aubergine, and Lime colors
• Shape Round and baroque shapes
• Price 200 to thousands of dollars

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Value Factors of Pearls
Shapes
Perfect round pearls are valuable
Luster
Mirror-like luster has more value
Size
Larger sizes of pearls are rare and valuable
Color
White, golden and deep dark has high value
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