HOW TO BUY PEARLS

Every pearl is unique. The type of mollusk and natural elements often combine to produce unusual shapes and colors.

	SOUTH SEA BAROQUE Irregularly shaped, often with ridges or protrusions.
	SOUTH SEA Exceptionally large pearls from large South Sea oysters.
	MABE An assembled half-sphere pearl.
	ROUND AKOYA Cultured pearls produced around the islands of Japan.
	SOUTH SEA GOLDEN Pearls of this color are the rarest of all.
	SOUTH SEA BLACK (TAHITIAN) Greenish-black to light gray, most often from the South Seas.
	SOUTH SEA KESH An irregularly shaped pearl that unexpectedly grows during the pearl culturing process. These pearls have no nucleus and are primarily composed of nacre.
	FRESHWATER Irregularly shaped, grown in mollusks, found in lakes and rivers.

WHAT IS A PEARL

QUALITIES OF A PEARL

KINDS OF PEARLS

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