Types of Pearls – AKOYA

Prominent Source Countries

Japan and China

Lustre

Excellent

Typical Size

6mm to 7mm

Oyster

Pinctada Fucata

Common Color

White to Cream

Common Treatments

Bleaching

Overtone

Rose, Green, Blue

Number of Nuclei per Oyster

1 to 5

Shape

Round or Near Round

Pearl Growth Time

8 to 24 months