FRESHWATER PEARLS
Shapes

A perfectly round pearl is the most sought after and the most rare of cultured pearls. So rare are round pearls that only 5-10% of a pearl farm's harvest will be even and round. The rest of the harvest will vary from semi-round pearls to asymmetrical baroque pearls.

The rounder the pearl, the more valuable it is. Slightly off-round, semi-baroque and baroque pearls are not as valuable as perfectly round pearls, however, they can be lustrous and appealing and have a natural beauty and value of their own.

Freshwater Pearl Shapes

Round pearls are perfectly spherical - the round shape that people think of when they think of a pearl. This is the most preferable shape for a cultured pearl and also the most expensive.

Near Round pearls are not perfectly round but are very close to being so. To the untrained eye they have the appearance of perfectly round pearls and are considerably cheaper. Generally, most freshwater pearls fall into this group.

Button pearls are symmetrical pearls that appear to be flattened / squashed to a certain extent. This shape is also known as Coin Pearls.

Drop pearls are symmetrical and have a tear-drop shape and are very often used in earrings and pendant jewelry.

Baroque pearls do not have a definitive shape; they are non-symmetrical / irregular in shape and can range from off round circle pearls to stick or cross shapes.

Circle pearls are baroque pearls but they have visible "circles" or "rings" around the diameter of the pearl. This shape of pearl is most common in Tahitian and South Sea Pearls.

Baroque Pearls

Beads Pearls

Biwa Pearl

Biwa Pearls

Black Jewelry Pearl

Black Pearl History

Black Pearl Jewelry

Black Pearl Tahitian

Black Pearls

Blister Pearl Ear Rings

Buying Pearls

Cheap Jewelry

Cheap Rings

Coin Pearls

Crystal Pearl Jewelry

Cultured Pearls

Diamond Pearl

Diamonds And Pearls

Discount Pearl Jewelry

Fashion Jewelry

Fine Pearls

Gold Pearls

Golden Pearls

Jewelry Accessories

Jewelry Bracelets

Jewelry Engagement & Wedding

Jewelry Fine Jewelry

Jewelry Pearl

Jewelry Stores

Natural Pearls

Online Jewelry Stores

Pink Pearls

Prom Accessories

Prom Jewelry

Quality Pearls

Real Pearls

Seed Pearls

Shell Pearls

Silver Pearls

Simulated Pearls

South Sea Pearls

White Pearls

Women's Fashion Accessories

OTHER PEARL INFORMATION

Pearl Luster

Pearl Surface

Pearl Shape

Pearl Grading

Pearl Nacre

Pearl Resources

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