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Pearl Education
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- Natural Pearls
Abalone Pearls Defined
Abalone Pearls are natural pearls found in the gastropod mollusk Haliotis. The pearls are most often an iridescent ...- Categories:
- Cultured pearls
Tahitian Pearls, The Early Years
Tahitian pearls retained popularity throughout the South Pacific as a gem of beauty and rarity, but the ...- Categories:
- Cultured pearls
Culturing Tahitian Pearls
Tahitian pearls are cultured in lagoons surrounded by atolls in French Polynesia using the Pinctada margaritifera ...- Categories:
- Cultured pearls
South Sea Pearls Defined
A South Sea pearl is pearl produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk. They are currently cultured in areas throughout ...- Categories:
- Cultured pearls
Kokich Mikimoto, the First to Market Cultured Pearls
Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954) was the first to successfully market cultured pearls. ...- Categories:
- Cultured pearls
Mabe Pearls Defined
A mabe pearl is a worked and assembled blister pearl (attached to the shell). It is typically of hemispherical shape, ...- Categories:
- Cultured pearls
Keshi Pearls Defined
A keshi pearl is a non-beaded pearl formed by accident as a by-product of a pearl culturing operation.
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