Vanuatu Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery Necklace 181

Vanuatu Pearl Gold Diamond 2015 Wedding Fashion Jewellery Necklace. 

By Aamir Mannan.

Size of South Sea pearls

South Sea pearls are among the largest of all saltwater cultured pearl varieties, ranging from 8 millimeters to as large as 22 millimeters. Their average size is 15 millimeters. Note that South Sea pearls are also found in smaller sizes, between 2 and 8 millimeters. pearls of this size are usually very baroque "keshii" pearls, a very rare type of pearl that is all nacre with no nucleus. [kesh-ee]