| Want to know if you've got the real
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| | pearls will be a darker shade, either
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| thing? Rub the strand across the front of
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| | gray or black. These are rare, and as a
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| your upper teeth. It may sound strange,
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| | result, very expensive.
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| but real pearls will feel rough or gritty
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| | As you can well imagine, it's a long,
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| while fake ones will feel smooth. This is
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| | tedious practice to find oysters that
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| due to the micropores found on the
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| | have ingested a piece of sand to produce
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| genuine article.
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| | a pearl. The longer a pearl stays inside
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| Imitation pearls are usually made by
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| | an oyster, the larger it becomes. Because
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| dipping a glass or plastic bead into a
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| | of this, quality pearls are considered
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| solution of fish scales. The coating is
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| | rare and cost a pretty penny. Fortunately
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| generally fairly thin and will chip over
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| | for those who favor this gem, there are
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| time. Check the pearls for tiny chips or
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| | now farms in which the irritant is
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| flakes near the hole drilled through
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| | deliberately injected into the mollusk to
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| them. If you see chips, chances are your
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| | produce the pearl. These pearls are known
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| pearls are fake.
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| | as cultured.
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| Try holding the pearls in your hand for a
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| | When pearls are made without the benefit
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| minute. Real pearls will feel cold
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| | of a mollusk, they're considered
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| initially, then will warm.
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| | man-made. Man-made pearls are made by
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| Real pearls can be either natural or
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| | using a bit of sand or shell along with a
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| cultured. Natural pearls are formed when
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| | fish-based product called hermage to act
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| a mollusk secretes a substance called
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| | as a substitute for the oyster's mucus.
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| nacre to coat an irritant that makes its
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| | Other synthetic pearls include the
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| way inside the animal's shell. Cultured
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| | "glass" pearl, a bead painted with
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| pearls are formed with a little human
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| | hermage and left to dry and harden. These
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| help -- an irritant is purposely
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| | pearls have little or no value.
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| introduced into the shell of the animal.
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| | Freshwater pearls are produced by
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| You usually need an x-ray or an expert to
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| | mussels. As their name indicates, these
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| distinguish between natural and cultured
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| | pearls are found in rivers and lakes
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| pearls.
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| | rather than the ocean. Unlike the oyster,
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| Pearls differ from other gemstones in
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| | the mussel can produce many different
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| that they're not mined from rock, but
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| | pearls at once, sometimes as many as 40
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| rather harvested from mollusks,
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| | or 50! These pearls come in various
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| especially oysters. Clams and mussels
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| | shapes and sizes.
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| have been known to produce pearls as
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| | Pearls are considered classic and
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| well. Basically, a pearl is produced when
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| | elegant. They're the first choice for
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| an irritant such as sand gets caught
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| | bridal jewelry and have a reputation of
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| inside the oyster. To protect itself, the
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| | looking good with any outfit, even the
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| oyster secretes a substance akin to
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| | most casual. They'll also add class and
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| mucus. This substance builds up around
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| | elegance to the most formal wardrobe. If
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| the sand and hardens. The end result is a
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| | you're considering a purchase of pearls,
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| pearl.
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| | it's best to do some research to find the
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| Natural or South Sea pearls are those
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| | type of pearl best suiting your needs and
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| made by mollusks harvested from the
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| | budget.
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| ocean. Every now and then, one of the
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| | Remember, everyone looks good in pearls!
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