lostinpearls
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hi! I have been working for a while as a jewellery designer with round freshwater pearls and never had any problems with them. but lately i started drilling baroque/keshi freshwater pearls to hang in some chains or anything and ive come to a big problem with that..
the holes i need to drill are quiet big and i discovered in about 40% of the pearls greenish/greyish and sometimes brownis inclusions. i would say that the brownish one could be because of bad water quality and maybe bacteria inside the pearl? I dont use those pearls.
but i really dont know what to do about the greenish/greyish inclusions? its definitely not the nucleous, but seems to be maybe something that grew inside the pearl? it doesnt make a difference if i get my pearls from etsy or a high certified pearl seller, so many of them seem to have these inclusions... some are very very slightly and nearly invisible and some you can spot easily. also if i buy baroque or keshi pearls that are pre drilled and i look into the hole at some point i can see some greenish inclusions..
does anyone know what it is? and does it give a health risk to my clients, if they wear those pearls on a necklace?
I can only imagine it would be really nasty if its bacteria or fungus and they wear it close to their skin.... i really hope someone can help me with that, because i am so in love with all this pretty pearls and i really dont know what to do
the holes i need to drill are quiet big and i discovered in about 40% of the pearls greenish/greyish and sometimes brownis inclusions. i would say that the brownish one could be because of bad water quality and maybe bacteria inside the pearl? I dont use those pearls.
but i really dont know what to do about the greenish/greyish inclusions? its definitely not the nucleous, but seems to be maybe something that grew inside the pearl? it doesnt make a difference if i get my pearls from etsy or a high certified pearl seller, so many of them seem to have these inclusions... some are very very slightly and nearly invisible and some you can spot easily. also if i buy baroque or keshi pearls that are pre drilled and i look into the hole at some point i can see some greenish inclusions..
does anyone know what it is? and does it give a health risk to my clients, if they wear those pearls on a necklace?
I can only imagine it would be really nasty if its bacteria or fungus and they wear it close to their skin.... i really hope someone can help me with that, because i am so in love with all this pretty pearls and i really dont know what to do
