Sunday, July 20, 2008

akoya pearl bracelet



Pearl jewelry can be worn in the form of a necklace, earring, bracelet and even a ring. With flat and small pearls coming in, more and more people are now looking for these accessories even as a gift item for their loved ones. These rare pieces give you a distinct look and can complement traditional, western as well as bizarre looks.

Pearl jewelry, like diamond, is also used to communicate ones feeling and state of mind. They present true warmth and elegance and are preferred to be worn by people of rich class. Pearl jewelry has one added advantage. It always stays in fashion and is well liked since time immemorial

Popular and common pearls are usually spherical in shape. They are formed by mollusks, which attempts to get rid of irritants that enter their shells as foreign objects or minute worms. A study conducted by scientists showed that the larva of a tapeworm is responsible for the irritation, causing the mollusk to secrete nacre coating to the irritant and forming the pearl. In freshwater mussels, flukes also act as irritants. But in general, sand is the most common culprit that forms the nucleus. The mollusk surrounds the irritant and excretes nacre, which solidifies into a thin layer. After which, more and more concentric layers re formed until a spherical pearl is formed.

Baroque pearls, on the other hand are solid but not so well-shaped. They are irregularly shaped and can come from freshwater pearls to saltwater pearls. They can be oval shaped or teardrop-shaped. Some Akoya pearls or the Japanese saltwater cultured pearls are also considered baroque. Mollusks or mussel shells are inserted with a foreign object that makes the animal react by secreting nacre to coat the irritant. The Japanese have pioneered in this type of industry, culturing pearls as early as the 1920s. They use a mother-of-pearl bead inserted into the mollusk or mussel, usually three-quarters to nine-tenths of the diameter of the desired size or shape of the pearl.
Freshwater pearls are the richest but most luster on its surface. When you are on line you can find a lot of different pearls on jewelry wholesale store, you can get all kinds color of them and make your choose of your favourite. It provides you freshwater pearl beads, single strand necklace freshwater pearl strands, freshwater pearl neckalce, coral necklace, freshwater pearl ring, freshwater pearl earrings, freshwater pearl pendant, pearl beads wholesaleby wholesale pearl jewelry. I hope you can get whatever you like.

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