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THE SILVER LADY II
| STERLING SILVER JEWELRY AND FRESHWATER CULTURED PEARLS Sold at conferences, events, fundraisers, meetings, home parties and private engagements |
| phone - (513) 793-8119 fax - (513) 793-8119 (call first) email - TheSilverLadyII@yahoo.com Cincinnati, Ohio |
Are cultured pearls artificially manufactured?
Absolutely not. Cultured pearls, like natural pearls, are grown within live oysters.
Each begins when a skilled technician surgically implants a host oyster with a shel
bead and piece of mantle tissue. To protect itself, the oyster secretes a crystalline
substance, called "nacre," over the irritant. Over time, the nacre layers build on
one another, creating a surface that glows with a luster unique to true pearls.
Artificial, or imitation, pearls, on the other hand, do not involve oysters in any
way, but are manufactured from various chemicals and compounds. Even so, be
aware that some imitation pearls are sold as "organic." One popular technique
for producing artificial pearls involves dipping a glass bead many times into a
fish-scale-and-lacquer substance. While the shine of most artificial pearls is
primarily surface reflection, a cultured pearl emanates a deep three-dimensional
glow that appears to come from within the pearl itself
What is the difference between natural and cultured pearls?
Natural pearls form without human assistance -- when a foreign object, such as a
parasite or piece of shell, accidentally lodges itself in an oyster's soft inner body
where it cannot be expelled. This happens so rarely that, today, nearly all natural
pearls one sees are in estate jewelry collections.
Absolutely not. Cultured pearls, like natural pearls, are grown within live oysters.
Each begins when a skilled technician surgically implants a host oyster with a shel
bead and piece of mantle tissue. To protect itself, the oyster secretes a crystalline
substance, called "nacre," over the irritant. Over time, the nacre layers build on
one another, creating a surface that glows with a luster unique to true pearls.
Artificial, or imitation, pearls, on the other hand, do not involve oysters in any
way, but are manufactured from various chemicals and compounds. Even so, be
aware that some imitation pearls are sold as "organic." One popular technique
for producing artificial pearls involves dipping a glass bead many times into a
fish-scale-and-lacquer substance. While the shine of most artificial pearls is
primarily surface reflection, a cultured pearl emanates a deep three-dimensional
glow that appears to come from within the pearl itself
What is the difference between natural and cultured pearls?
Natural pearls form without human assistance -- when a foreign object, such as a
parasite or piece of shell, accidentally lodges itself in an oyster's soft inner body
where it cannot be expelled. This happens so rarely that, today, nearly all natural
pearls one sees are in estate jewelry collections.
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