Freshwater Pearls - The New Era Pearls

Basically pearls are made when a small foreign particle like a sand or stone enters the oysters and its glands cover it up with calcium carbonate to leave a breathtaking wonder. The sweet charm and the lusture of pearls radiate a feeling of pride and possession from its owner and gasps of envy from the onlookers.

Pearls are classified as natural and artificial according to the process of their creation and as freshwater pearls and saltwater pearls depending on the place they are formed. The freshwater pearls are found in the rivers and lakes which contain the freshwater while the saltwater pearls are common in the sea. Freshwater pearls can be of different shapes depending on the process of their formation and the shape of the foreign body. The size of pearls is also dependent on the size of the foreign body as well as the size of the oysters. Mostly the freshwater pearls are artificial pearls as they are produced under scientific conditions and controlled procedure.

Pearls are fast becoming popular and the ever growing demand cannot be met by the natural occurring pearls that are very rare in occurrence. Hence the process of making cultured pearls using the same procedure as used by nature was devised to produce pearls and meet the demand. In this process, shells are opened up and a small particle is placed in them which undergo the process of calcium deposition by the mollusks resulting in the formation of cultured pearls. In this way we can produce about 40to 50 pearls from a single mussel thereby increasing the production and making profits.

The freshwater pearls come in variety of size, shapes and colors to choose from. The common shapes are oval and sphere which are mostly preferred and the colors vary from white, black, green, red, blue, to shades of yellow offering enough range for the people to choose from.

Good quality of freshwater pearls are rare to be developed making them out of the reach of the masses to buy but given the lusture , shine and wonderful shape combined with the hype associated with pearls, it is worth investing in a pearl jewelry set.