Pearl

Pearls are products of bivalve mollusks (mainly oysters and mussels). They are built up of nacre (mother-of-pearl), which is mainly calcium carbonate in the form of aragonite crystals, and an organic horn substance known as conchiolin that binds the microcrystals concentrically around an irritant. Although pearls are not especially hard, only about 2.5 to 4.5 on the Mohs scale, they are extraordinarily compact and very difficult to crush.

The typical pearly luster is produced by the overlapping platelets of aragonite and film of conchiolin nearest to the pearl surface. The color of pearl varies with the type of mollusk and the water, and is dependent on the color of the upper conchiolin layer. Pearls may be natural (occurring without human intervention) or cultured; and they may occur in the ocean or in freshwater.

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13.05 ct Gray Pearl, 13.1 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.62 ct Gray Pearl, 12.4 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

12.6 ct Yellow Pearl, 12 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.67 ct Gray Pearl, 12.3 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

11.77 ct Gray Pearl, 13.1 mm Baroque Cut From South Sea

11.36 ct Gray Pearl, 12.2 mm Baroque Cut From South Sea

13.34 ct Gray Pearl, 12.3 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.01 ct Yellow Pearl, 12.6 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

10.87 ct Gray Pearl, 12.3 mm Baroque Cut From South Sea

11.55 ct Gray Pearl, 13.4 x 11.7 mm Baroque Cut From South Sea

12.76 ct Brown Pearl, 12.2 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

12.24 ct Yellow Pearl, 12 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.3 ct Brown Pearl, 12.3 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.72 ct Gray Pearl, 12.4 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

12.39 ct Gray Pearl, 12 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.25 ct Gray Pearl, 12.3 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

12.95 ct Gray Pearl, 12.1 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.02 ct Gray Pearl, 12.2 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

13.49 ct Gray Pearl, 12.3 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

12.49 ct Gray Pearl, 12.2 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

15.15 ct Gray Pearl, 12.9 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

12.62 ct Orange Pearl, 12.1 mm Faceted Sphere From South Sea

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