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Thanks for taking apart a strand to check, Stef — that's actually the cleanest at-home test you can do. The cross-section in your photos matches the dye pattern: saturated gold on the outer nacre and noticeably layers of paler / closer-to-white toward the inner core, where the dye didn't fully...

Welcome, Stef. From the photos, both strands look like cultured freshwater pearls rather than saltwater — the slight off-round shape, surface texture, and nacre look are all consistent with freshwater. Akoya at 6-8mm would be rounder with sharper mirror luster, and a Philippine South Sea strand...