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Pearls are an organic gem, created when an oyster covers a foreign object with beautiful layers of nacre. Long ago, pearls were important financial assets, as thousands of oysters had to be searched for only one pearl.
Today pearls are cultured by
man. Cultured pearls are the beautiful and affordable alternative to
natural pearls. In fact, the difference between cultured pearls and natural
pearls is that the formation of cultured pearls is initiated by man. Most
cultured pearls are produced in Japan.
Freshwater pearls are cultured in freshwater mussels, mostly in China.
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