Cultured pearls in June of birth - the supernatural Tahitian South Sea Pearl farm

The Pearl modern rock in June, as well as popular decorations for many who are not born in June, they have long been popular as a decoration for jewelry. Legends of the pearl of abundance. The ancient Chinese believed that they were in the brains of dragons, pearl necklace, thought they were filled with tears, the Greek goddess of love, and said: The Arab legend that had been made, attracted as oysters in the depths of the ocean of the moon and then swallowed the dew.

Pearls are formed when a tiny grain of sand enters an oyster or minerals. Oysters respond, secreting a substance called nacre, the layers until the pearl is formed. Natural pearls in the Persian Gulf, Japan, and South Pacific islands. Beads were initially opened a lot of oysters to find a beautiful specimen found. It was a success or miss method and high-quality pearls are rare and very expensive. Currently, most of them grew up, which means that the grain is artificially introduced into the oyster. Then in two or three years, the Pearl is going. Cultured pearls are uniform, because the process can be controlled, and established a standard jewel. Industry is currently concentrated mainly in Japan and Australia.

The process of creating cultured pearls in the 1900's by three Japanese researchers, one was developed by Kokichi Mikimoto. He noted that the pulp produced in the tissue Akoya Pearl Oyster model perfectly circular. He patented the process in 1916, and pearl is born. His trial as a result of cultivation or breeding of high quality pearls around in large numbers, so they are accessible to all.

Today, the pearl harvest was almost natural that replaces the less than 1% of beads sold. Cultured pearls come in different colors and varieties. For example, the Tahitian pearls are usually black, china pearl jewelry, but there are also various shades of white gold, pink, gray and ocher. Biwa pearls are freshwater pearls from Japan, and Mabe pearls are grown attached to the inside of the hull. There are balls for every taste and budget.