Selecting Pearl Earrings

<h1>Selecting Pearl Earrings</h1>Author: <a title="Roberto Luongo" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/roberto-luongo/33548.htm">Roberto Luongo</a> Choosing your pearl earrings is slightly easier than shopping for pearl strands meant for necklaces and bracelets. This is because pearl earrings can exist with as little as a couple of pearl pieces. Not only is it easier to control the quality of your pearls—it also makes shopping for natural, pricier pearls possible. Natural pearls Natural pearls are pearls which have been formed without the intervention of human hands. They are very rare, and needless to say, the most expensive in the market. When shopping for <a href="http://www.alohapearls.com/">pearl earrings</a> that are natural, examine the pearl pieces’ luster, size, shape, and type. The black pearls from the South Sea are still the most expensive natural pearls because they are rare and exude luster and shine that can’t be matched by other types of pearls. Like in cultured or man-manipulated/farmed pearls, the closer the pearl’s shape is to a perfect sphere, the more valuable it is. Natural pearls would feel gritty when tested or rubbed against your front tooth. Cultured pearls Cultured pearls are slightly more affordable than natural pearls. Most of them, like the Akoya cultured pearls of Japan and China, come very close to the luster and shape of natural deep sea water pearls. They’re only cheaper because they’re more abundant and are easier to produce. When you examine cultured pearls through an x-ray, they would lack the ringlets of calcium which are present in natural pearls. This is because the formation of cultured pearls has been artificially initiated by man by inserting a piece of bead into the farm oysters. The result is a smoother pearl with lower levels of calcium. When harvested, they more or less have more regular sizes and shapes. Cultured pearls will feel smoother when rubbed against your front tooth. They should, however, not be mistaken for synthetic pearls which are only painted-over glass or plastic beads. You must always have a "knife test" when purchasing pearls. Real pearls, whether cultured or natural, will only disintegrate into powder when scraped. Paint will peel off a synthetic pearl under a knife’s edge.About the Author: The article is contributed by a professional content writer, having experiences of working in different industries. For further information on <a href="http://www.alohapearls.com/">cultured pearl earrings</a> and <a href="http://www.alohapearls.com/">pearl earrings</a> please visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alohapearls.com/">http://www.alohapearls.com/</a> Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/jewelry-articles/selecting-pearl-earrings-792690.html" title="Selecting Pearl Earrings">Selecting Pearl Earrings</a>

Choosing your pearl earrings is slightly easier than shopping for pearl strands meant for necklaces and bracelets. This is because pearl earrings can exist with as little as a couple of pearl pieces. Not only is it easier to control the quality of your pearls—it also makes shopping for natural, pricier pearls possible.

Natural pearls

Natural pearls are pearls which have been formed without the intervention of human hands. They are very rare, and needless to say, the most expensive in the market. When shopping for pearl earrings that are natural, examine the pearl pieces’ luster, size, shape, and type. The black pearls from the South Sea are still the most expensive natural pearls because they are rare and exude luster and shine that can’t be matched by other types of pearls. Like in cultured or man-manipulated/farmed pearls, the closer the pearl’s shape is to a perfect sphere, the more valuable it is. Natural pearls would feel gritty when tested or rubbed against your front tooth.

Cultured pearls

Cultured pearls are slightly more affordable than natural pearls. Most of them, like the Akoya cultured pearls of Japan and China, come very close to the luster and shape of natural deep sea water pearls. They’re only cheaper because they’re more abundant and are easier to produce.

When you examine cultured pearls through an x-ray, they would lack the ringlets of calcium which are present in natural pearls. This is because the formation of cultured pearls has been artificially initiated by man by inserting a piece of bead into the farm oysters. The result is a smoother pearl with lower levels of calcium. When harvested, they more or less have more regular sizes and shapes.

Cultured pearls will feel smoother when rubbed against your front tooth. They should, however, not be mistaken for synthetic pearls which are only painted-over glass or plastic beads. You must always have a "knife test" when purchasing pearls. Real pearls, whether cultured or natural, will only disintegrate into powder when scraped. Paint will peel off a synthetic pearl under a knife’s edge.

The article is contributed by a professional content writer, having experiences of working in different industries. For further information on cultured pearl earrings and pearl earrings please visit http://www.alohapearls.com/

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