Table of Contents About the book
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Copyright
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IDENTIFICATION OF A REAL PEARL STONE
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POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
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TYPES OF PEARLS
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TAHITIAN OR BLACK PEARL
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WHITE COLOR AKOYA PEARL
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THE FRESHWATER PEARL
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CORTEZ PEARL
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CULTURED PEARL
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KESHI PEARL
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About the book The best Pearl is round and smooth with unique lustrous, yet other shapes of Pearl also exist. The planet Moon glitters through its pearl gemstone on the shores on land. Moon is the symbol of Love and Beauty. Pearl is one of the oldest gemstones and was considered the most valuable. One can easily differentiate between Natural Pearls and Cultured Pearls. In modern era, pearls are cultured by man. Mostly they are from Japan .
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Copyright Author [Robin Arora] Editor [Simran Arora] Copyright Š 2016 [http://pearl.org.in/]
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IDENTIFICATION OF A REAL PEARL STONE The deceit, posing, fake jewelry has come up which hardly shows the difference between the real and imitated. Usually it happens when we are up to notion of buying the real pearl, we endeavor to get the best and the finest one. But in such cases, when we are so occupied with our programs we only left with a choice which is online. Yet the question is from where to buy pearls online? How will I know if they are real pearl or a synthetic pearl? Although, there is nothing to ponder on this mania as here are some of the verified points to clear the difference amid them.
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POINTS OF DIFFERENCE Real pearls are the one which are not man-made as they are as they are naturally created by oysters whereas the fake pearls are not natural, which are made of glass, or plastic. Authentic pearls are found under the deep seas as they are cultured freshwater pearls and unearth instinctively while others are coated falsely to give the appearance of it. If you look closely, the former one has the imperfections as they are natural, but the synthetic ones are too perfect to show it as real. The real pearl has its natural glisten whereas the copied one has to be polished, smothered till it shows its shine. Even the genuine pearls are heavy, but the other ones are lighter. Also, you can check it with the tooth as on the genuine one, there is a crystalline plate which shows the roughness of it while the latter one will be smooth as it lacks in this plate. In the natural pearls, one of the renowned pearls are South sea pearls which are untreated one used for earrings, necklace, pendants, rings and much more on the other side the non-natural are also used for same but their creation and popularity is less. The real ones are sumptuous, stylish, and have an impeccable look as they are found rarely whereas the synthetic ones are created and coated in a way to give a real look yet they are easily available.
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TYPES OF PEARLS Generally, the gemstones are derived or originated from the mines or deep forest. And, in earlier days it was mostly rare to find gemstones or mineral aside from rocks and dense forest. However, gradually, it was discovered that besides spotting these precious or auspicious gemstones from the mines or forests. It can be found deep in the sea, pearl stone is a living example of organic gemstone which is derived or spotted from the sea water. The pearl gemstone is mostly or majorly composed of the material calcium, which is considered good for the health. The pearl or Moti gemstone forms inside the mollusk due to the presence of an iridescent that is held responsible for the formation of pearl bead. Due to the creation of pearl gemstone inside the sea it is possible that varieties of pearl stone can be large.
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TAHITIAN OR BLACK PEARL The Tahitin or black pearl gemstone (Moti) is a valuable pearl stone which is difficult and very rare to find. The Tahitian black pearl is found in the island of tahiti and in the pacific ocean. Apart from black color, the Tahitian pearl stone can be found in other colors such as green to white and yellow
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WHITE COLOR AKOYA PEARL The white color akoya pearl stone is an extremely popular gemstone which generally appears white. Nevertheless, in few parts of the world akoya pearl stone is treated with the intent of providing different color to this stone. Normally the color may range from dark black to light black. The akoya pearl stone is hugely cultivated in the areas like Japan, China. The shape of akoya pearl stone is totally round and shine or luster of this stone is like a mirror. Along with this, the akoya pearl which is acquired from china is smaller in size in comparison with Japan akoya pearl. Furthermore, the akoya pearl is the best example of saltwater pearl stone.
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THE FRESHWATER PEARL Can be produced or shape inside the mussels of pearl. And, each mussel of the pearl is competent of producing 50 pearl stones. Despite, their ability to produced or ingenerate large quantity of pearl stone; it is not much popular in the market due to its potato like shape. Nevertheless, due to the advancement in technology and with the continuous efforts of gemologist recent freshwater pearl stones have been placed in the array of high quality pearl stone. The creation of the freshwater pearl is closer to natural pearl stone. Furthermore, the freshwater pearl stones are found in different colors such as blue, pink, peach, purple.
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CORTEZ PEARL The Cortez pearl stone appears dark in color. It is principally found in the countries like Mexico and Gulf of California. Besides of its dark black color, this stone can also find in different colors such as violet, gold, blue and purple.
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CULTURED PEARL The pearl stone which is implanted inside the mollusk with the assistance or interference of human being is termed as cultured pearl stone. The cultured pearl stone was invented in Japan and nowadays this technique is widely being spread in order to produce or cultivate pearl stone. The color of cultured pearl stone is silver gray and white.
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KESHI PEARL Keshi pearl stones are not entirely a pearl gemstone. Otherwise, it is a pearl sac formed when an oyster rejects an implanted nucleus before the culturing process is complete. One must consider it online and the jewelry shop to know the difference and the real value of both. As to make it apparent, real is pricey while others can be easily accessible. Once you are completely satisfied, and then go for the pearls. It is guaranteed that once you purchase the natural pearl you will genuinely feel gratified and happy.
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