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Pearl

Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply and purely organic.

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Beautiful Luster

Pearl’s special luster sets it apart from other gems.

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Perfect Sphere

Perfectly spherical pearls of excellent quality are extreme rarities.

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Smooth as Silk

Few pearls are completely blemish free.

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View of a dragonfly brooch from above. Translucent wings and body of blueish opal.
Naturally white cultured pearls from Broken Bay Pearls
Pendant with 7.5 mm silver akoya pearl from Australia
Bracelet containing akoya cultured pearls from Australia
Natural freshwater pearl with form of a fish.
RTX images of Sango cultured pearls.
Reconstructions of cultured pearl and bead nucleus.
Microradiographs of seven pearls with atypical beads that were transparent to X-rays.
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