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Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
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Raw materials of cultured pearls

Monday, December 15th, 2008

ay200-akoya-pearl-oysters-s Raw materials of cultured pearlsThe materials for cultured pearls sound simple; they consist of an oyster or other mollusk, the shell nucleus that is to be implanted, a tiny bit of live tissue from another oyster, and water. Different types of oysters or mussels produce variety in pearls, and the akoya oyster from Japanese saltwater and the biwa mussel from that country’s freshwater Lake Biwa may be the best known pearl-bearers. Producers claim freshwater pearls are more natural because nuclei are not used; instead only a piece of mantle is implanted to culture these pearls. All the materials are natural, although human intervention is required. Because the process occurs over several years, a perfect balance of conditions is required for the aquaculture, or growth in water, of pearls.

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Design of cultured pearls

Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Design of pearls seems an unlikely possibility, but, in fact, a wide variety of colors and shapes exist even through they are extensions of the natural process. The Chinese began pearl design in the twelfth century by cementing tiny Buddhas carved from wood, stone, or ivory or cast from metal inside the shells of freshwater mussels. The Buddhas became coated with nacre, or pearlized, and were a successful product. This practice still thrives in Chinese pearl culturing. The same general technique is used to make half-pearls called mabes. A molded or cut half shape is planted against the oyster’s shell; after it becomes coated and is removed, the half-pearl can be mounted on a jewelry backing, like an earring.
In color, Japanese pearls range naturally from pink to blue to greenish yellow. Pearls are bleached to lighten these colors and eliminate any surface staining. Colored pearls are made by injecting dye into the porous conchiolin, and the pearl must be drilled to be dyed. The most exotic “designer” pearls are probably the large black pearls cultured in Australia and the South Seas. They are grown in the largest pearl oysters in the world. Black pearls also display a natural range of colors from silver to green pearls called “peacocks”—and white.
Shape is also designed not only by creating pearlized molds but through culturing of freshwater pearls. These come in irregular shapes determined by the piece of mantle inserted to stimulate growth of a pearl. Human intervention is visible in these designs, because the implanter’s skill influences the shape of the resulting pearl.

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