Rare Type Photos Of Different Types Of Pearls

These saltwater oysters can grow as large as a dinner plate resulting in pearls that range from 8 to 18 mm in.

Rare type photos of different types of pearls.

As you can see you ll be spoiled for choice when buying pearls. There are others but they are not as popular as these. This allows jewelers to keep up with the demand and create beautiful pieces on a consistent basis. This type of pearl is grown in a pearl farm.

Pearl type pearl type. The above are the main types of pearl varieties available on the market. Whether a pearl is a naturally occurring matter in saltwater or freshwater or if it has been cultured there are still plenty of names to identify each pearl with. Each type of pearl offers something different.

Since it s rare to come across a natural pearl many pearls on the market are cultured. Conch pearls are also extremely rare non nacreous pearls which cannot be cultivated and are only found in one in every 10 000 queen conch molluscs. However the majority of them have already been harvested therefore natural pearls are tremendously rare. Ranging in size from 8 0 9 0mm up through 20 0mm with the average sizes ranging from 9 0 10 0mm through 14 0 15 0mm.

Rare exotic and luxurious tahitian pearls are produced by the pinctada margaritifera oyster native to tahiti and the french polynesian islands. This is why many people keep adding to their pearl collection. As a result conch pearls especially those in the most popular soft pink colour are incredibly valuable and even a pea sized gem can fetch as much as us 120 000. Traditionally most natural pearls were found in the persian gulf.

Sizes over 15 0mm are rare and very expensive.