City of Pearls: Hyderabad is known as the "City of Pearls". Despite not being close to the ocean, it has long been a major hub for pearl trading. The Laad Bazaar and Pathergatti are known areas ...

Released digitally, this issue contains news and research from the international gemmological community, including an article dedicated to the successful production of spherical bead-nucleated abalone ...

The recent “renaissance” of the classic gem has driven up demand as well as prices. Many pearl lovers point out that the gems have never gone out of style. Here, the actress Kendall Lee ...

Black Pearls is a crafting resource in Ark: Aberration used to craft key components of Tek Tier crafting recipes. They are required for high-tech equipment such as the camera and the cloning chamber.

The vast majority of freshwater pearls are baroque–over 90%–because these are mantle tissue nucleated, not bead nucleated. This means that as the pearl is growing in the tougher muscle tissue, it ...

Fang's Jewelry has a stable supply base for shell pearls, ensuring consistent quality and high luster. Wu's years of industry experience have honed her excellent color-matching skills, particularly ...

Wu's years of industry experience have honed her excellent color-matching skills, particularly with uniquely shaped nucleated pearls, often leading to striking designs. There was once a European ...

With the Abernethy pearl expected to fetch a high sum at auction, we look at the history of pearls. Besides its legends and myths, this gem also has a dark side. Pearls, pearls, pearls!

With the Abernethy pearl expected to fetch a high sum at auction, we look at the history of pearls. Besides its legends and myths, this gem also has a dark side. One of the largest freshwater ...

Oysters are the main producers of pearls, but clams and mussels can also create them. Pearls form when oysters secrete layers of nacre around irritants. There are natural and cultured pearls ...

The pearl was clearly cut in half, with the other half likely fabricated into jewelry. The remaining 57 ct half was polished to display the fine concentric rings used to help separate bead-nucleated ...

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