What Types Of Pearls Are Available On The Market Today?

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Author : Momo
Update time : 2024-09-14 15:50:47
Classify pearls based on their formation causes:
  In fact, there is basically no longer on the market, now seen on the market are cultured pearls, because the wild pearls are accidental shells, mussels body accidentally into the sand, only to be able to stimulate the secretion of nacre to form pearls, but this kind of pearl is not controllable, very few chances, often very small, or poorly shaped, can not be used as jewelry, most of the value of the low, so now there is no one like the old days, spend too much time salvaging tens of thousands of shells to find. As for high value natural pearls, they are generally larger, distinctive, and circulate only at auction.
  Currently we see on the market are cultured pearls, but because 99% of them are, so basically when people say pearl, will not deliberately add the “cultured” 2 words, cultured pearls and cultured chicken eggs is the same reason, the egg is true, the pearl is also true, the actual cultured pearls, more aptly put should be the cultured mussels! The actual cultured pearl, more pertinently, should be a cultured clam. Most freshwater pearls are cultured without nuclei, the method is to cut off a small piece of the outer membrane of the clam, implanted in the outer membrane connective of the pearl mussel, to stimulate its secretion of nacreous, from the cultured mussels - planting the membrane - harvesting pearls, usually takes 3-5 years. Most of the saltwater pearls are nucleated cultured, the method is to implant a round nucleus in the mother mussel, stimulate its secretion of nacreous material wrapped round nucleus and become, so it is better to form the shape of the round, from the cultivated mussel-planting nucleus-harvesting pearls, akoya saltwater pearls generally need 3-6 years, and saltwater pearls in the tahitian pearls, nanyang pearls, generally need 5-6 years.

Classify pearls based on their growth environment:
  Freshwater pearls refer to pearls produced by freshwater mussels and are produced in all types of lakes, rivers and streams, and about 95% of the world's freshwater pearls are produced in China. Freshwater pearls are divided into non-nucleated cultured and nucleated cultured, most of them are non-nucleated cultured, the color is common white, pink, orange, purple and other rich colors, the shape varies, most of them are not round, less positive round, most of them are oval, flat round, rice type, waist line, shaped, etc.. Characterized by more, cheaper, not round. Freshwater nucleated beads cultivation process is the same as seawater beads, is the need to colonize the bead nucleus into the mother shell. Yield will not be very high, a shell a bead, characterized by round, color.
  Saltwater pearls are pearls produced by saltwater shellfish and are produced in the sea. Saltwater pearls are produced in China, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, French Polynesia, and other major countries, depending on the subdivided types. Common colors include white, gold, silver gray, translucent green, and other rich colors. Sea water pearls are generally very square and round, with a small number of oval, girdle and shaped ones. The main types of saltwater pearls are Akoya pearls, South Sea pearls and Tahitian pearls.

Akoya pearls:Akoya pearls are the most numerous type of sea water pearls. Akoya pearls are characterized by a small diameter, the pearl layer is not thick, but the luster is good, there is a “small light bulb” name. Akoya's classic body color has three kinds: white, milky yellow, gray. The common pink Akoya is after the color treatment, is a recognized means of toning.Akoya diameter is generally in 2mm-10mm, mainly concentrated in 4mm-8mm, 9mm or more is very small, most of the shape is round.Akoya compared to other saltwater beads, the price is not very high, because of its relatively small.

South Sea pearl:It is mainly produced in the South Pacific Ocean, such as the northern coast of Australia, the southern waters of Malaysia and the Philippines, etc. It generally produces white and light to dark golden pearls. South Sea pearls are known for their South Sea white pearls and South Sea gold pearls. Compared to the rich colors of Akoya, South Sea white pearls are usually noble and cool white, with a silvery tint, accompanied by blue, pink or greenish light, and have the touch of ice and snow. Secondly, the layer of South Sea white beads is also thicker than Akoya, and the durability is higher than Akoya. The size of Nanyang white beads is generally 10mm jump to 20mm. big head, bead layer, so the price will not be cheap. The recently popular Australian white beads are actually Nanyang white beads, just because the origin is in Australia, so it is called Australian white. Relative to the white beads, the color of the gold beads can be from high to low, tea gold, strong gold, light gold, champagne gold, etc. in 10 levels. Compared to the yellow color of Akoya, the color of Nanyang gold beads will be more intense and have more presence. Like white beads, gold beads are large and have thick layers of beads, making them perfect for matching with clothes in the fall and winter seasons.

Tahitian pearls:95% of Tahitian pearls are produced in French Polynesia, where the largest island is called Tahiti, hence the name Tahitian pearls, which are often referred to as black pearls because of their ability to produce a variety of dark colors, such as silvery grey, greyish-black, greenish-blue, and brownish colors. It is a black pearl with a variety of colors such as gray, green, and purple, making it a true “colorful black” pearl. It is also thick and large, but unlike gold pearls and white pearls, black pearls have a mysterious color, and have recently become very popular in the market with people who have their own personalities and wear them out with their own personality.




Classifying pearls from the oysters that gave birth to them:

1. Trident mussel pearls: the main variety of freshwater cultured pearls, accounting for more than 95% of the market.

2. Mahi Mussel Pearls: also commonly known as akoya pearls, akoya means Mahi Mussel, very small in size, 90% of the mother-of-pearl of saltwater cultured pearls is Mahi Mussel. This kind of pearl is the most common saltwater cultured pearls in the market.

3. penguin shell pearls: belonging to the sea water pearls, this kind of pearl particles are larger, suitable for cultivation of nucleated pearls or large shelled pearls, the quality is also better, but the yield is lower.

4. White butterfly shell pearls: is the world's largest of the cultured mother of pearl, body size for the Marsupial shell of 30 times, so generally can breed larger saltwater pearls, we often hear of the white Nanyang pearl is produced in this shell, generally more than 10 millimeters in diameter.

5. Golden Lip Shell Pearls: often heard of golden Nanyang pearls are produced here, can produce different shades of golden pearls, generally more than 9 mm.

6. Black butterfly shell pearls: larger, more than 90% from French Polynesia's Tahiti (Tahiti), the output of the pearl color black, gray, blue, green, and brown, etc., because most of the color for the dark system, so people often called the black pearl, diameter are generally more than 9 mm.

7. Conch pearls: produced in a kind of Caribbean Sea inhabited by a large pink conch body, beads are usually pink, the middle of the white or coffee color, they have a unique flame-like surface traces, the shape of the quality is usually oval, symmetrical on both sides.