Pearl Guide

Radiant rich green is a refreshing compliment to South Sea cultured pearls as seen in these swirling "Duetto" jewels from Utopia.





Captured at the Las Vegas Couture Show in 2015.

See more pearls, and the best website opening video, ever! http://www.utopia-jewels.com

And see our past Utopia Pearls of the Week
Here
Here
Here
And Here

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Saltwater Pearls Defined
A saltwater pearl is a calcium concretion (can be nacreous or non-nacreous) produced by a saltwater mollusk that lives in a saline/marine environment. These pearls can be either natural (no human intervention in its production and a product of a fishing operation) or cultured (produced with human intervention by means of pearl farming).

Natural Saltwater Pearls
Traditionally, most pearls were fished from saltwater-dwelling mollusks in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea...

Natural Pearls Defined

Natural pearls are calcium carbonate secretions which form within mollusks without human intervention.



Natural Pearls - Accidents of Nature

Natural pearls are formed randomly and really are simple accidents of nature. When a certain type of irritant, such as a parasite, becomes lodged in the tissue of a mollusk, the animal responds by secreting a calcium carbonate substance called nacre to coat the intruder and protect the mollusk. Over a period of several...

The color pink has never been more luscious than it is here in a hand-selected strand of natural color metallic freshwater cultured pearls from Betty Sue King's King's Ransom.



Learn more about Betty Sue King at her website
www.pearlgoddess.com

And in her previous Pearls of the Week article HERE.

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Here is a charming mini-mabe' Sea of Cortez pearl necklace from Kojima Pearl Company - a great hit at the Pearl Guide Ruckus.



Modeled by lovely Cynde Newberry...



To see more Kojima, visit the website or on Facebook.

www.kojimapearl.com

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Here is a teaser of more lovely Kojima pieces to come from the Pearl Guide 2015 Ruckus.

The Pearl Guide Ruckus is a fun event for forum members to get together and share their pearls and personalities. But more on that later. Right now, here are our Pearls of the Week brought to the Ruckus by Sarah and Mounir of Kojima Pearl Company.



To see more Kojima, visit the website or on Facebook.

www.kojimapearl.com

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News