Pink Freshwater Cultured A Quality 7.5-8mm Pearl Necklace, 60"

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The traditional 14k Peacock Black Freshwater Pearl Necklace is a must-have for your jewelry box. The potato-shaped pearls have good uniformity for an even, consistent look while the high luster provides an elegant sheen. The freshwater-cultured pearls are between 7.5 and 8 millimeters in diameter and are double-knotted on silk for added security. The necklace is secured with a single-strand fishhook that keeps it securely around your neck. The pearl necklace comes with a blue, suede-like soft cloth pouch for easy storage.

About Freshwater Cultured Pearls

 

These pearls are gathered from freshwater lake and river mollusks. Most Freshwater pearls come from China and they can be mostly round to off-round, or rice-shaped to baroque. They look similar to Akoya pearls, but are the perfect gift when on a budget. They might be slightly less symmetrical, smaller, or not as easily matched, but these minor differences provide a major value for the price.

Cultivation
Pearls are produced naturally in the body of salt and freshwater mollusks, such as oysters and mussels. When these animals sense an irritant, such as a grain of sand, they produce a soft coating of calcium carbonate substance around it. The result is a pearl. Because perfectly round, naturally produced pearls are so rare, a process known as cultivation was developed by Kokichi Mikimoto in the early 1900s. A small bead of polished shell, the nucleus, is used as an irritant and delicately inserted into the mantle of a mollusk. It takes approximately 20-24 months of intensive husbandry to cultivate a saltwater pearl and somewhat less time to cultivate freshwater pearls. The harvest usually takes place during the months of June and September.

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