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Pearl
Types
For Planetary
purposes, We specialize in natural, undrilled, freshwater tissue nucleated pearls
and South Sea pearls.
Even though the freshwater tissue pearls
are grown through a culturing process, they are
100% nacre, making them the closest in substance to the naturally
grown saltwater pearls . A very small
piece of organic tissue
is bead
implanted to create the reaction of the oyster. During the pearl growth,
this tissue nucleus (which is less than 1mm) dissolves. What we
get is basically a 100% nacre pearl, without any foreign substance or core.
Natural saltwater pearls (not cultivated) are a rare event in the gem
market. Truly expensive in sizes over 6mm, they are not readily available. They
should be accompanied by a certificate from a reputable, independent gem lab, stating the
naturalness of the pearl. Do not trust dealers that will tell you that a pearl
is a natural saltwater, without an independent gem lab certificate.
Beware of Asian certificate.
South Sea Pearls
are gorgeous, lustrous pearls that can
reach up to 18-20mm in size. The latest technology uses a
very small glass bead as core. The
natural nacre is anywher from 70% to
90% of the whole pearl.
They are particularly expensive over 13-14mm round sizes.
Caution: Japanese saltwater pearls (the ones that we most see in jewelry stores as luscious
white strands) are cultured pearls, and not suitable for astrological purposes. The reason
is that they contains a huge glass bead as a core. Hard to believe, the natural pearl
nacre is less than 1mm (anywhere between 0.2mm to 0.8mm) of the total diameter...
Basically not enough pearl is there to have an astrological impact on the body!
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