Types of Pearls – FRESH WATER

Prominent Source Countries

China (Japan and USA produce smaller quanitites)

Lustre

Excellent to Fair

Typical Size

4mm to 11mm

Mussel

Hyriopsis Cumingi

Common Color

Any Color

Common Treatments

Bleaching, Dying

Overtone

Rose, Blue, Green. May Display Orient

Number of tissue implants per mussel

40 to 50

Shape

Oval, Button, Baroque, Semi-Barque

Pearl Growth Time

2 to 6 years