TAHITIAN PEARL:
A natural pearl begins its life when a grain of sand or a bit of floating food slips in between one of the two shells of the oyster.The black pearls pearls are formed when the grain of sand or food enters a specific type of oyster, the Tahitian black-lipped Pinctada margaritifera.The interior shell, called the nacre, of most oysters is usually a glossy white or silver, but the Tahitian black lipped oyster features a thick band of black. If the pearl forms near that band, it will suck up the coloring and become black.Tahitian black-lipped pearls can be darker if they develop closer to the lips, and can also be a silvery gray color if they get wedged in a lighter portion of the oyster. If an oyster that typically produces white pearls has an unusual black coloring in its nacre, it too can create a blackish pearl. This, however, is rare; it occurs in only one in 10,00 pearls.
FACTS ABOUT THE TAHITIAN PEARL:
-The tahitian pearls are very dark and exotic pearls, These pearls are often referred to as black, but have a remarkable color range that covers the spectrum- from light, creamy white, and grey, to regal greens, iridescent peacock and deep black.
-These pearls are pretty new to the pearl world compared to other pearls, popularized only as early as the mid 1900’s by the efforts of Mr. Robert Wan of Tahiti and his New York-based colleagues.
-Unlike the more common pearl types, Tahitian pearls typically have a naturally dark body color. These pearls have become some of the most sought-after, expensive pearls in the world. Because of their vast color range, matching these pearls into a finished strand is an enormous task requiring thousands of loose pearls to create a single strand.
A natural pearl begins its life when a grain of sand or a bit of floating food slips in between one of the two shells of the oyster.The black pearls pearls are formed when the grain of sand or food enters a specific type of oyster, the Tahitian black-lipped Pinctada margaritifera.The interior shell, called the nacre, of most oysters is usually a glossy white or silver, but the Tahitian black lipped oyster features a thick band of black. If the pearl forms near that band, it will suck up the coloring and become black.Tahitian black-lipped pearls can be darker if they develop closer to the lips, and can also be a silvery gray color if they get wedged in a lighter portion of the oyster. If an oyster that typically produces white pearls has an unusual black coloring in its nacre, it too can create a blackish pearl. This, however, is rare; it occurs in only one in 10,00 pearls.
FACTS ABOUT THE TAHITIAN PEARL:
-The tahitian pearls are very dark and exotic pearls, These pearls are often referred to as black, but have a remarkable color range that covers the spectrum- from light, creamy white, and grey, to regal greens, iridescent peacock and deep black.
-These pearls are pretty new to the pearl world compared to other pearls, popularized only as early as the mid 1900’s by the efforts of Mr. Robert Wan of Tahiti and his New York-based colleagues.
-Unlike the more common pearl types, Tahitian pearls typically have a naturally dark body color. These pearls have become some of the most sought-after, expensive pearls in the world. Because of their vast color range, matching these pearls into a finished strand is an enormous task requiring thousands of loose pearls to create a single strand.