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Pearl Surface – If outer surface is very clean and have very few blemishes such pearls carry higher value.

Pearl Shape – The perfect round shape always have higher pearl values but near round or off round are very much common and sold everyday. Some other shapes are potato shape; drop tear shapes, pear shapes and irregular baroque shape pearls and coin shapes etc.

As you may have noticed, freshwater pearl jewelry is less expensive. And you know the Akoya pearl is more expensive….

A few reasons for this difference, one the freshwater pearl is easier to grow. Freshwater pearls are easier to grow because the process of nucleation is different and easier. The amount of nucleation per mollusk is much more in the freshwater pearl mussel (at one time 40 to 50) the most an akoya can produce might be 4 or 5 and they do not that often because quality goes down and mortality goes up. Freshwater mussels can be nucleated again with less mortality than the one time for akoyas. There is more control over the environment, ponds and streams as opposed to ocean water, which has typhoons and red tides to contend with.

Of course, Akoya Pearls are mostly round in shape.And needless to say, Freshwater pearls are rarely round shaped.The Akoya is nucleated with a round bead made from a freshwater mussel shell that is made round to begin with. The Freshwater mussel is nucleated with a piece of soft tissue, usually just a flat piece, or many flat pieces.

We would like to share more knowledge of freshwater pearl necklace, pearl earrings, pearl pendant, pearl ring which are made of freshwater pearl jewelry, shell jewelry, shell pearl jewelry, coral jewelry, turquoise jewelry or sterling silver jewelry with the most popular design and finest craft. Also you can choose twisted pearl necklaces, single pearl necklace, multistrand pearl necklace ect. Also you can get more knowledge in Lpearl.com pearl jewelry store

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