14/11/2021
• Richard Chiu
Pearls are often considered the world’s first gem, and as early as 2300 BC they were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty. New research from the University of Western Australia has revealed that mother-of-pearl can be used as a synthetic bone substitute.
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23/09/2009
A saltwater pearl is a pearl produced by a saltwater mollusk in a saline environment.
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23/09/2009
A South Sea pearl is pearl produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk.
They are currently cultured in areas throughout the Indian and Pacific
Oceans, primarily in Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar.
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23/09/2009
Tahitian pearls are bead-nucleated pearls grown in the gonad of the Pinctada margaritifera mollusk in French Polynesia.
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23/09/2009
Cortez pearls are pearls grown in the Pinctada maxima and Pteria sterna mollusks in the Gulf of California.
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13/09/2009
Pearls are an amazing gem. They have a fascinating history and have
been prized and collected for more than 4000 years, giving them the
title of the world's oldest gem.
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13/09/2009
Freshwater pearls are pearls which grow in non-saline environment in freshwater mussels.
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13/09/2009
Akoya pearls are bead-nucleated cultured pearls produced in the
Pinctada fucata martensii and Pinctada fucata chemnitzii primarily in
Japan, China, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia.
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12/09/2009
So you are thinking about some pearls or pearls jewellery and you would like to get ab basic understanding of what makes one pearl different to another? Here’s a Starter’s Guide to the wonderful world of pearls.
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11/09/2009
Know your pearls! Here’s a glossary of pearl terms designed to provided for a basic understanding of industry jargon.
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