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  Hanadama Akoya Pearls

  Hanadama Akoya Pearls

  Hanadama Akoya Pearls Defined
  
  Hanadama is a Japanese word for "Spherical Flower" and is the term used to describe the highest quality and most highly valued akoya pearls from any given harvest. These pearls are separated from typical class grading prior to auction and are sold as individually separated lots.
  
  What Are Hanadama Pearls? Although there is no standardized, definitive grading system that accurately represents and compares the value characteristics of akoya pe...

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  Tahitian Pearls

  Tahitian Pearls

  Tahitian Pearls Defined
  
  Tahitian pearls are bead-nucleated pearls grown in the gonad of the Pinctada margaritifera mollusk in French Polynesia.
  
  
  
  Tahitian Pearls - Among The Most Beautiful In The World
  
  Tahitian pearls are produced in the black-lipped oyster Pinctada margaritifera, in and around Tahiti and the French Polynesian islands. This oyster itself is quite large - sometimes over 12 inches across and weighing as much as 10 pounds - which often...

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  Akoya Pearls

  Akoya Pearls

  Akoya Pearls Defined
  
  Akoya pearls are bead-nucleated cultured pearls produced in the Pinctada fucata martensii and Pinctada fucata chemnitzii primarily in Japan, China, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia, with most production (>95%) taking place in Japan.
  
  
  
  The Classic Pearl
  
  Renowned for their luster, akoya are considered the classic pearl. When one envisions a perfectly round, shiny white strand of pearls, one is almost certainly envisioning a...

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  The Genus Pinctada

  The Genus Pinctada

  The Genus Pinctada, Roding 1798
  
  The family Pteriidae is composed of nine or ten genera, and pearl oysters belonging to the Pinctada and Pteria genera are the most important from our vantage point of course.
  
  Pinctada History and Discovery Historically, there is a large amount of duplication among the names of pearl producing mollusks. This is partly due to independent geographical discoveries that were later found to be the same oyster. Furthermore, the crossover between a s...

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  Freshwater Pearls vs Cultured Pearls

  Freshwater Pearls vs Cultured Pearls

  Am I Getting Freshwater or Cultured Pearls?
  
  A common question faced by many pearl buyers today is whether a particular strand of pearls is composed of freshwater or cultured pearls. This question cannot have a definitive answer because freshwater pearls are in fact cultured pearls.
  
  Freshwater Pearls Are Cultured Pearls, But They Are Not Akoya The reason so many buyers distinguish cultured pearls from freshwater pearls, is because "cultured pearls" is a trade term still ...

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  Freshwater Pearls

  Freshwater Pearls

  Freshwater Pearls Defined
  
  Freshwater pearls are pearls which grow in non-saline environment in freshwater mussels.
  
  
  
  Freshwater Pearl Grading There currently is no internationally recognized grading standard for freshwater pearls. Every system in use is subjective and unique to the company or organization that creates the system. The Chinese government has begun work on a system, but the tremendous number of variants strongly discourage adaptability. In additi...

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  About Pearl-Guide.com

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  About Pearl-Guide.com

  More than 10,000 Members Strong
  Founded in 2003 with the addition of a community forum in 2004, Pearl-Guide.com is a friendly group of pearl dealers, farmers, traders, wholesalers, hobbyists, authors, and consumers. With members from around the world engaged in daily conversation, Pearl-Guide.com is the largest community of pearl enthusiasts in the world.
  
  World's Only Open Pearl Discussion Forum Pearl-Guide.com exists for the benefit of consumers and the trade. With the world...

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  Choosing the Perfect Pearl Necklace for You: Length and Size

  Choosing the Perfect Pearl Necklace for You: Length and Size

  The Pearl Necklace comes in many Sizes and Colors The "classic" piece of pearl jewelry is, of course, the pearl necklace. Akoya pearls are the most traditional type of pearl used in necklaces, but freshwater pearls, Black Tahitian pearls, and large South Sea pearls are also used, often to stunning effect. Akoyas, of course, exhibit the traditional white, silver, or cream colors, while Tahitians and South Sea pearls yield pearl necklaces ranging from bright white to darker tones. Freshwater pearl...

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  Cultured Pearls

  Cultured Pearls

  Cultured Pearls Defined
  
  A cultured pearl is any pearl grown with the influence of human intervention.
  
  Cultured Pearl Formation A pearl is formed when a small irritant or parasite penetrates and lodges in the mantle tissue of a mollusk. In response, a substance called nacre is secreted, and the creation of a pearl begins. Nacre is a combination of crystalline and organic substances. The nacre builds up in layers, as it surrounds the irritant to protect the mollusk, and after a...

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