Real Black Pearl In Shell

Designers use the black mother of pearl shells for interior decoration in the form of tiles and paneling also in the fashion industry for high end jewellery or pearl shell buttons.

Real black pearl in shell.

In general if the surface is grainy the pearl is real and if the texture is eggshell like with a rugged look the pearl is an imitation. A cultured pearl is a real pearl grown in a shellfish or mollusk. The colors are completely natural. While often smaller than south sea pearls tahitian pearls can also grow quite large with average sizes ranging from 8 to 14 millimeters.

This black lipped oyster shell with its lustrous colouring is world renowned. Instead of waiting for an irritant like a piece of sand or small rock to enter the shell they are seeded by hand and in large quantities using a bit of shell from a sacrificed mollusk. Some variations in color nacre luster and shape may exist between cultured and natural pearls. Although often referred to as black pearls their colors range from gray to green and even aubergine.

A surprisingly effective fix for knowing if pearls are real is to drop a pearl onto glass and measure the bounce. A real pearl should bounce about 13 or 14 inches high whereas an imitation pearl s bounce will typically be much lower. Natural pearls which are from shellfish caught in the wild and cultured pearls which are farm raised. Tahitian pearls require no treatments to attain their dark iridescence.