Ginni Pearl Kara Bracelet 16

Ginni Pearl Kara Bracelet 16

Ginni Pearl Kara Bracelet   By Aamir Mannan. The largest pearl known was found in the Philippines in 1934 and is known as the Pearl of Lao Tzu. It is a naturally-occurring, non-nacreous, calcareous concretion (pearl) from a giant clam. Because it did not grow in a pearl oyster it is not pearly;...

Ruby Gold Necklace Sat Only Bridal 15

Ruby Gold Necklace Sat Only Bridal 15

Ruby Gold Necklace Sat Only Bridal By Aamir Mannan. The correct definition of a South Sea pearl – as described by CIBJO and GIA – is a pearl produced by the Pinctada maxima pearl oyster. South Sea pearls are the color of their host Pinctada maxima oyster – and can be white, silver, pink, gold, cream,...

Golden Pearl Earring 14

Golden Pearl Earring 14

Golden Pearl Earring  By Aamir Mannan. Black pearls are very rarely black: they are usually shades of green, purple, aubergine, blue, grey, silver or peacock (a mix of several shades, like a peacock's feather). Black cultured pearls from the black pearl oyster – Pinctada margaritifera – are not...

Gold Ruby Necklace 13

Gold Ruby Necklace 13

Gold Ruby Necklace.  By Aamir Manan. Since the development of pearl culture technology, the black pearl oysters Pinctada margaritifera found in Tahiti and many other Pacific islands including the Cook Islands and Fiji are being extensively used for producing cultured pearls. The rarity of the black...

Gold Engagement Rings 12

Gold Engagement Rings 12

Gold Engagement Rings By Aamir Mannan. The largest pearl known was found in the Philippines in 1934 and is known as the Pearl of Lao Tzu. It is a naturally-occurring, non-nacreous, calcareous concretion (pearl) from a giant clam. Because it did not grow in a pearl oyster it is not pearly; instead the surface...

Ruby Pearl Bridal Set 11

Ruby Pearl Bridal Set 11

Ruby Pearl Bridal Set  By Aamir Mannan. South Sea pearls are the largest and rarest of the cultured pearls – making them the most valuable.Prized for their exquisitely beautiful 'orient' or lustre, South Sea pearls are now farmed in various parts of the world where the Pinctada maxima oysters can...

Pearl Ruby Necklace Set 10

Pearl Ruby Necklace Set 10

Pearl Ruby Necklace Set  By Aamir Mannan. The correct definition of a South Sea pearl – as described by CIBJO and GIA – is a pearl produced by the Pinctada maxima pearl oyster. South Sea pearls are the color of their host Pinctada maxima oyster – and can be white, silver, pink, gold, cream, and...

Perls Diamond Earring 09

Perls Diamond Earring 09

Perls Diamond Earring  By Aamir Mannan. Black cultured pearls from the black pearl oyster – Pinctada margaritifera – are not South Sea pearls, although they are often mistakenly described as black South Sea pearls. In the absence of an official definition for the pearl from the black oyster, these...

Diamond Emerald Whit Gold Earring 08

Diamond Emerald Whit Gold Earring 08

Diamond Emerald Whit Gold Earring  By Aamir Mannan.  Before the days of cultured pearls, black pearls were rare and highly valued for the simple reason that white pearl oysters rarely produced naturally black pearls, and black pearl oysters rarely produced any natural pearls at all. ...

Necklace And Kara Yaqoot Panna Firoza 07

Necklace And Kara Yaqoot Panna Firoza 07

Necklace And Kara Yaqoot Panna Firoza                                       By Aamir Mannan A blister pearl, a half-sphere, formed flush against the shell of the pearl oyster. Keshi pearls, although...

Ruby Diamond Necklace Set 06

Ruby Diamond Necklace Set 06

Ruby Diamond Necklace Set  By Aamir Mannan. A shell of the Indian volute, Melo melo, surrounded by a number of pearls from this species Biologically speaking, under the right set of circumstances, almost any shelled mollusk can produce some kind of pearl, however, most of these molluskan pearls...