They ’ re organic - In today ’ s quest to be green , pearls are the ONLY organic gem . They are derived from a living organism which makes their production impossible to control .
IIn July of 2007 , Laura and All natural ? - husband Any organism moved capable into their of making dream its own shell home can . make The a house pearl . But was do a they 1905 ? Not necessarily Victorian . You would sitting have on top crack of a open hill out about 10,000 in oysters the middle before of you corn would fields find in one Iowa . pearl .
Get cultured - Mikimoto Kokichi created the first marketable cultured pearl around the turn of the 20th Century in Japan . Now , almost all genuine pearls on the market are cultured . This means there has been human intervention to start the pearl-making process .
Wait for it - To start the process , a mollusk is inserted with either a bead or a piece of tissue . This becomes an irritant to the mollusk , and forms the nucleus of the pearl . This will form the nucleus of the pearl . Once the mollusk is returned to the water , it will remain there for an average of two years before the pearl is born .
A bit of Mississippi - Saltwater pearls are nucleated with a bead that is created from the shell of a Mississippi River mussel , preferable because of their pure white color . Tahitian Pearls , Australian South Sea Pearls and Japanese Akoyas truly have a piece of the South in 56each of them .
By India Rows
Pearls : we Southern women have them , love them and wear them during our most cherished events if not most every day . There are so many wonders in the world of pearls ; here are a few facts that might surprise you .