| The Gemological Institute of America
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| | or a round wafer is slipped into the
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| (GIA) provides a set of seven value
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| | mussel. The result is the beautiful
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| factors for grading pearls. These are:
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| | square and coin pearls that are so
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| Size, Color, Shape, Luster, Nacre
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| | popular.
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| Quality, Surface Quality, and Matching
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| | Love those Petal pearls? They are
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| (within a strand or set). Traditionally,
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| | actually the result of a mussel that has
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| pearl farmers strived to create the
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| | already grown a square or coin pearl and
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| perfectly round pearl. Today, Fashion
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| | is allowed to form a pearl without a
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| gives us new, unique designs featuring
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| | seed in the empty hole. When the pearl is
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| pearls of interesting shapes that are far
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| | removed from the mussel, it leaves an
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| from round. This article talks about the
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| | empty sac. If the mussel was not injured
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| Pearl Shape value factor, specifically,
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| | when the pearl was taken from it, the
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| the shapes that are not created by
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| | mussel can be returned to the water where
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| Nature.
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| | it will continue excrete nacre and form
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| In the beginning, without going into too
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| | another freeform pearl in the empty pearl
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| much detail, three Japanese gentlemen --
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| | sac. Petal pearls cost more than simpler
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| Mikimoto, Mise and Nishikawa -- developed
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| | pearls because the mussel must survive
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| commercial culture pearl farming as we
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| | twice as long and thus require higher
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| know it today. This involved placing a
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| | risk for the pearl farmer.
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| round "seed" made from the shell of a
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| | Almost any shape you can imagine can be
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| mullusk shell into the Akoya oyster, thus
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| | created using tiles, wafers or sticks of
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| stimulating it to make it to grow nacre
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| | paraffin and/or mussel shell. Crosses,
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| (pearl skin) around that seed. Although
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| | tiles and coins have all been shaped
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| overly simplified, this is the basic
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| | using these techniques. If you are not
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| process they developed in the early 1900s
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| | sure if the pearls are formed by Nature
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| that is followed still today.
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| | or by human intervention, be sure to ask.
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| Freshwater pearls are cultured a little
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| | Your retailer should be knowledgeable
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| differently. They do not require that
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| | enough to provide this information,
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| seed bead. They begin with just a slip of
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| | especially if this is a high-dollar item.
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| mantel tissue from a donor mussel(mussels
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| | Your retailer should be equally willing
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| grow in freshwater; oysters in
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| | to disclose this information.Beth
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| saltwater). This offers new possibilities
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| | Schmitz, CEO Avant Pearl, GIA Pearls
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| for shaping the new pearl. First, with
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| | GraduateA jewelry designer, businesswoman
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| just a piece of mantel tissue, Chinese
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| | and self-proclaimed diva, Ms. Schmitz
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| pearl farmers spent many years
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| | spent more than 20 years in business. Her
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| experimenting to get the gorgeous round
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| | creative side took control in 2001 when
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| pearls on the market today. Although no
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| | she chose to dedicate her life to the
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| one really knows how they do it (trade
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| | jewelry industry and the smart women like
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| secrets abound), I have heard that
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| | her who appreciate gorgeous baubles and
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| placing a perfectly square piece of
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| | have the means to pay for them.Beth's
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| mantel tissue as the "seed" seems to
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| | online boutique features high-end pearl
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| produce rounder pearls.
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| | jewelry from leading designers,
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| Freshwater pearls also come in an array
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| | limited-edition manufacturers and skilled
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| of interesting shapes. Some of these are
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| | craftsmen throughout the world. She holds
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| formed using seeds just like Akoyas,
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| | a degree from Harvard University and an
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| Tahitians and South Seas. Instead of
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| | MBA from the University of Texas at
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| using the round seed bead, a square tile
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| | Austin.
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