PEARL EDUCATION

Are you thinking about buying some pearls, but don’t know what to look for when making your pearl purchase? Do you want to know about all the pearl types available in the market today?
Are you curious about how pearls are made?  Where they come from?

If so, this section provides all the information you’re looking for on pearl types, pearl grading criteria, pearl farms and pearl cultivation.  There’s also interesting information on the history of pearls .

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        Pearl Fact

• Loose pearl imports to the U.S. were reported at $390 million in 2000 translating into retail sales of $1.54 billion*. 
  
  

* Source: Colored Stone: The Inside Source on the Gem World, “Pearl Power”, by Morgan Beard and Suzanne Wade, July/August 2002.