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Originally Posted by tahitiangirl How do you know what size a pearl's nucleus is? Does it matter if the pearl is 10 or 8mm? Do most cultured tahitian pearls get the same size nucleus, and if so what is that size?
Thanks,
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Hi Steph,
Size of the MOP nucleus is proportional(usually) to the size of the cultured pearl. An 8mm cultured pearl will have a smaller MOP nucleus than a 10mm one. The bigger the nucleus, the more costly it is. The bigger the cultured pearl, the more costly it is. Nuclei come in all sorts of sizes, up to 21 mm(or has Paspaley broken that record already).
Slraep