Pearls are produced by the existing creature oyster. There are different types of pearls such as saltwater, freshwater, and cultured. These beautiful pearls comes in diversity of colors such as white, cream, rose, gray, gold, black, and lilac green.

Pearls are a symbol of purity and are one of the most valued jewelry. They have been worn as jewelry for more than 4,000 years. Although there are two types of pearls natural and cultured. Natural pearls are very rare today. Methods of Pearl cultivation were invented in the late Nineteenth Century. They are cultured around the world today. Different types of oysters or mollusks raised in freshwater create the cultured pearls to have different color, size, and qualities.

Cultured Pearls are mostly found near Japan and China. These cultured pearls come in diversity of colors such as white, cream, rose, gray, gold, black, and lilac green. Cultured pearls have literally saved the pearl trade from extinction. If it weren¡¯t for pearls, only the wealthy would be awarded the opportunity to treasure these gems.

Pearls are known as ¡°organic gems.¡± They were formed naturally in the shell of an oyster. The oyster develops nacre around the intruder. To naturally form a pearl in the oyster could take years. The longer the pearl remains in the oyster, the larger and valuable the pearl becomes. All pearls do not have the same shape and color. Pearls can be made into jewelry such as necklaces, rings, earrings, pendants, and bracelets.