Delicate fashions in white or  gray Fresh Water Pearls and Mother of Pearls complete any wardrobe

STERLING SILVER BEZEL SET HEART W/ MOTHER OF PEARL LEVERBACK EARRINGS $39.98	STERLING SILVER 16"-18" ADJUSTABLE NECK WIRE WITH ROPED MOTHER OF PEARL FLOWER $52.65	STERLING SILVER PEAR WHITE MOTHER OF PEARL(MOP) ROPED EDGE DANGLE FW EARRINGS $16.65	STERLING SILVER RND MOTHER OF PEARL W/ BAR & SM RND AMETHYST FRENCH WIRE EARRINGS $20.25
STERLING SILVER WINDOW CUFF BRACELET W/ MOTHER OF PEARL(MOP) HEART $95.52	STERLING SILVER FRESH WATER PEARL & ROSE QUARTZ LOOP FRENCH WIRE EARRINGS $12.60	STERLING SILVER FLORAL BELL WITH GRAY PEARL HOOK EARRINGS $26.78	STERLING SILVER 17.75" GREY PEARL NECKLACE $40.20
STERLING SILVER SQUARE INLAYED PINK MOP MOSAIC RING $22.75	STERLING SILVER 8X12MM OVAL PINK MOP RING WITH OPEN BEADED BORDER & SPLIT SHANK $65.85	STERLING SILVER WHITE MOP RECTANGLE IN SCROLL BOX SETTING & PUFF SCROLLED BAND $61.89	STERLING SILVER 8MM PINK MOTHER OF PEARL HEART & KISSES RING $56.70
STERLING SILVER 16" SS BEADS & WHITE FRESH WATER PEARL ON WIRE CABLE NECKLACE $21.37	STERLING SILVER 16" LIQUID SILVER NECKLACE W/ FRESH WATER PEARLS & STERLING SPACERS $10.20	STERLING SILVER 17"-20" ADJUSTABLE MULTI COLOR FRESH WATER PEARL GRADUATED NECKLACE $30.68	STERLING SILVER 7" MULTI COLOR GRADUATED FRESH WATER PEARL BRACELET $15.68
STERLING SILVER SINGLE GRAY FRESH WATER PEARL FW EARS W/ LT BLUE AUSTRIAN CRYSTALS $9.25	STERLING SILVER TRIPLE GREY FWP FRENCH WIRE EARRINGS $10.00	STERLING SILVER WHITE FRESH WATER PEARL & AMETHYST BEAD FRENCH WIRE DROP EARRINGS $12.60	RED MARBLE CARDBOARD PIN/BRAC BOX W/GOLD BOW 3-2/8" X 2-2/8 " X 1-3/8" $0.01
RED MARBLE CARDBOARD BRACELET BOX W/ GOLD BOW 8" x 1 3/4" x 6/8" $0.01	RED MARBLE CARDBOARD RING BOX W/ GOLD BOW 1 7/8" x 1 6/8" x 1 2/8" $0.01	CARDBOARD COTTON FILLED GOLD COLOR EMBOSSED CHARM OR EARRING BOX $0.01	POLISH CLOTH SPECIFIC FOR STERLING 12" X 15" $8.70

Saltwater Pearls vs Freshwater Pearls

Saltwater Cultured Pearls, are farmed in saltwater, and grown in oysters. Only one pearl is grown per oyster. This makes salt-water pearls more expensive than freshwater pearls. Countries known as producer of saltwater pearl are Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines in South East Asia; Australia and Tahiti in South Pacific, especially in Tahiti, you'll find the beautiful black pearls.

The Differences. The thickness of the nacre coating Cultured saltwater pearls start with a shell nucleus that is seeded into the oyster. The oysters, over time, secrete a calcium (nacre), which covers this nucleus.

The nacre coating of Japanese Akoya pearls about a half-millimeter. The nacre coating of Tahitian pearls-about 2 to 3 millimeters. South Sea pearls develop the thickest-from 2 to 6 millimeters.

Freshwater pearls are all pearl -- this is a big selling point for freshwater pearls. Because there is no hard nucleus inserted in freshwater pearls, freshwater pearls are almost all nacre.

Only South Sea pearls have a nacre coating as thick as that of freshwater pearls. However, for South Sea pearls to have the same thickness nacre coating of a 10mm freshwater pearl a South Sea pearl should be 18mm in size. You will have to spend a small fortune to have it. It only costs a small fraction of that money to buy a 10mm, top quality freshwater pearl.

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