Very uniform size, color and shape increases value in most pearls.
These are winners in that respect, and despite their small size they boast lustrous, slightly iridescent luster too
In addition to their normal uses, bronze and silver pearls can be used instead of metals to add a distinctive gold, or silver, luster to jewelry designs
Most gems are stones, but a few like Pearl, Amber, Jet, and Coral, are classified as Organic gems, meaning they came from living things.
Pearls are formed inside bivalves (similar to oysters), which coat any foreign substance that gets inside their shell with a smooth layer of pearly nacre to reduce the irritation.
The Chinese cultured in the 12thor 13thcentury, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured Pearls.
Pearls have been greatly valued in ancient China, India, and Greece. In Rome, only people of high rank were allowed to wear them. They remain among the most popular gems worldwide.
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