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After reading the forum about pearl candling I decided to do some of mine, and this pearl has me wondering to the extent that I am considering whether to have it X ray tested. It is a white 13mm off round. It shows many concentric circular lines through the light (not all are showing in the...

This pearl is about 11m in size...it is baroque so hard to measure.. it has a hole which I think is natural, not drilled...it shows onion type rings as shown. What type of pearl it is I dont know....it came from an old ring but I would like to make a pendant with it...what do you guys think?

Hi all...love this site.. I bought these pearls a few years agora from a lady on Ebay...she didnt know much about them as she didnt sell jewellery usually. She said they were from a local estate. I did not pay a lot for them...if can remember not much over $100 . They just appealed me....I...

Curious to know from the pearl guru's, how do you tell a freshwater from a saltwater just by looking at it.....for instance, say you had a barouque pearl, whats the tell tale signs for identifying it to be either salt or fresh water?

Hi, I dont know alot about pearls, but love them. I am hoping someone can help identify the species of this pearl. It came from a gold ring which was custom made for it in Edinburough Scotland in 1961 (hallmarked). When the pearl came out, I could see it had a drill hole on one side, so might...

I have this huge baroque pearl, which I have been told is natural. It measures 25mm long and weighs 5.9 grams. I would like to have a pendent made from it, but it has a dogs tooth end which curves outwards. Is it possible to have this removed, or would that destroy it? What would you advise...