Freshwater pearls - cultured pearls

Freshwater pearls are pearls that are cultivated from freshwater mussels in bays, lakes and rivers. They are mostly in China today, but also produces pearls come from Japan, USA and other parts of the world. In 1963, John Latendresse, the first experimental U.S. freshwater cultured pearls in Tennessee.

Freshwater mussel species present in the mantle tissue of oysters is born it is known that salt water is a jewel in a small organ such as the gonads originate. freshwater pearl mussel shells, and the family - "Unionidae, including up to 20 different species collected each year in the trade is interesting that a single mussel can produce up to 40-50 pearl ..

Freshwater pearls are seldom perfectly round or even nearly round. The form of the nucleus and its position in the housing and the quality of water determines the shape of artificial pearls. Perfectly round freshwater pearls of high quality glossy Adam new area called the pearl jewelry trade, and generally high prices.

Freshwater pearls of high quality, as well as sea pearls cultivated. Freshwater pearls are cheaper and have unique shapes and colors and are very popular in recent years. Although white is associated with pearls, and is the most common color but freshwater pearls are available in several attractive colors like cream, pink, peach, lavender and black, etc. Various natural colors, as a rule, the results of various other factors such as genetics or the kinds of shapes are available, water quality and position of the pearl in the shell. Beads can also be painted a color for the fashion and style.

In contrast, sea pearls grow in oysters that live in the ocean, usually in protected lagoons. Akoya pearls, Tahiti pearls and South Sea pearls are three main types of sea pearls. However, they all grew up with the help of man. Natural pearls are rare.