Saturday, July 19, 2008

Biwa/stick pearls



Freshwater cultured pearls have always been the preferred choice of many women. Freshwater cultured pearls are now available in high lustrous quality and at much affordable prices than ever before. Freshwater cultured pearls are one of the most beautiful and magical gems on this earth.

Pearls are produced by mollusks, mussels or oysters belonging to the Unionidae family. Saltwater pearls are produced by oysters in the ocean, while freshwater pearls come from mussels growing in lakes, rivers or ponds other than the ocean. These mollusks create a substance called nacre when an irritant object enters its shell. The nacre will wrap around the object until it is covered with this iridescent substance, and the resulting gem is known today as a pearl.

Maybe you have heard of the term natural pearls and cultured pearls. Natural pearls are created without human intervention, while cultured pearls are produced by a process where man will introduce a foreign object inside the mollusks' shell, and harvests it after nacre coating. Due to over fishing, the pearls produced the natural way are very rare. Most pearls that you can find in the market today are already cultured.

Have you ever wondered how freshwater cultured pearls began? Thousands of years ago, most pearls came exclusively from the ocean. However, not all oysters have produced a pearl inside. In a harvest of three tons, only about three or four oysters can produce a perfect pearl. That is why the pearls at that time were outrageously expensive.

So scientists thought of a way to culture pearls, and they found out that if they will pry open the shell of the mussel, introduce a very small object (like a bead or a metal), then return the mussel in the water, it will also coat the object with nacre and produce a pearl.
Once you found your favourite things would you excite? I would. So when I see sometwisted pearl necklace. I am very excited, especially pearl jewelry wholesale. There will be a lot of turquoise necklace, cultured pearl pendant, cultured pearl earings, cultured pearl ring, cultured pearl bracelet, wholesale pearl strands, cultured pearl strands, cultured pearl beads … on showing. You can get whatever you like in wholesale pearl jewelry store.

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