The Mystery Of Freshwater Black Pearls

Black pearls are frequently referred to as black Tahitian pearls. Before the process of culturing pearls was used, black pearls were extremely rare and hard to come by. The black pearl oyster is found in Tahiti and the pacific islands and is used for culturing black pearls.

These pearls are still rather scarce as the culturing process usually produces a smaller yield. They cannot be mass produced. The oysters are sensitive to changing water conditions, climate and the process of culturing them sometimes fails, so the black pearls from oysters are still limited.

The Chinese freshwater cultured pearls are much more abundant. There are two categories of cultured pearls. One results when the mussel is implanted with a bead, which is a polished sphere of shell. They are grown one at a time. Non beaded freshwater black pearls are grown in the mantle of the mussel and up to 25 grafts may be implanted at once. The quality of these pearls has improved greatly in recent years.

In the past they produced rice shaped pebbles and today they produce nearly round pearls. China is the world's largest producer of freshwater cultured pearls. Water pollution has been tough on the cultured pearl industry and many lakes previously used are no longer suitable. With crossing different species of mussels and improved pearl farming techniques, the cultured pearl industry is thriving today.

You don't have to be a billionaire today to afford black pearl jewelry. Freshwater cultured black pearls are more widely available than their ocean counterparts and no one has to know you did not pay a fortune for them.

 




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