Cultured Pearls — are grown in pearl farms. The mollusks are - TopicsExpress



          

Cultured Pearls — are grown in pearl farms. The mollusks are raised until they are old enough to accept the mother-of-pearl bead nucleus. Through a delicate surgical procedure, the technician implants the bead, as seen in the photo below, and then the mollusks are returned to the water and cared for for a couple of years, while the pearl forms, . Not all produce a pearl; and not all the pearls are high quality. Over 10,000 pearls may be sorted before a 16” single strand of beautifully matched pearls is assembled. #culturedpearls #mollusks #motherofpearl #nucleating #pearls
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 05:06:10 +0000

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