What kind of pearls and Damaged or what?

[A Breaker]

I love the colors on these and the variation, but the white spots make me think they are damaged..is that natural? What kind would they be?

 

[jshepherd]

They appear to have been damaged. It looks like chemical damage.

 

[A Breaker]

What kind of pearls are these? And what color(s) would I look for the replace the chemically damaged ones?

 

[pattye]

Well, my hunch is freshwater pearls, probably not bead nucleated. We affectionately called this color "pondslime," having varigated colors with bronze, tan, gold, lavender shades. What size are these pearls?

 

[A Breaker]

That's Hysterical!!! But I am pretty sure that putting "pondslime" in the search bar, isn't going to help me. They are 8.5 - 8.8 and the necklace is only 16" and I wanted it longer anyway, so getting rid of any and I can't wear it. I love the soft colors and variation I am going to call them "hydrangea pearls," they have quite a bit of pink.... still can't put that in a search bar...

 

[pearlescence]

Try it (pond slime)

 

[pattye]

Well, I tried it on Etsy ~

You might want to consider alternating with smaller pinkish or bronze pearls or a neutral gemstone to have additional length and give you the option of removing the most damaged pearls. It will be fun to see what you come up with.

 

[pearlescence]

Works in Google. Don't see them so much these days.