Discovering The Natural Beauty Of South Sea Pearls
Saturday, 14. November 2009
The admiration of beautiful pearls has been passed down through the generations. Grown in the soft tissue of mollusks, also called oysters, the pearls are kept safe by the shell as they grow and mature. Perfect smoothness and roundness will determine the quality in pearls, but shapes will vary. Some of the largest pearls fond in the world are South Sea pearls.
South Sea Pearls are created within the Pinctada maxima mollusk. Although most are grown in Australia, they can also be found in Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines. Pearls can sometimes be found in the wild, but most pearls today are cultivated on a type of underwater farm. The same is true with South Sea pearls.
One of the main reasons South Sea pearls are larger than others is because of the amount of time they are grown. While many other pearls are harvested in 9 to 16 months, South Sea pearls are grown for 2 years or more. The waters in the South Sea are extremely clean, and that produces a variety of foods for creatures of the sea to thrive upon. The natural perfection of the South Sea provides the setting for perfection to be born.
