LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Pearls
built 178 days ago
Pearls are very special gemstones, and more and more widely used in earrings and necklaces today, especially freshwater pearls. Order by strand. Strands are 16" temporary strung. These beads have a regular size hole about .08mm diameter or smaller. Beads sizes 4mm or less require 24-gauge or thinner wire.
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Pearls are a concentric concretion found in shallow cave pools. They can be spherical, as in these photos, or cylindrical, elliptical, and even cubical (as in the additional photos in the table below. They range in size from barely larger than a sand grain up to golf-ball sized. In the tropics, large beds of them may be found. Grutas de Canicas, a cave recently explored in Mexico, contained pearls esitmated in the millions.
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Pearls are softer than other gemstones. Always wipe them with a soft cloth after wearing. Body oils, makeup, hair sprays and perfumes can spot and weaken their surfaces. Use warm, soapy water to clean pearls. Do not use cleaning solvents or ultrasonic cleaners. Store pearls in soft cloth or pouch.
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Pearls are truly a miracle of nature. Their creation is unlike any other gemstone in the world. They evoke passion and perfection. Pearls are grown in oceans, streams and lakes. Created by mollusks such as oyster or mussels, they have their own inner glow and must be cut and uncovered to reveal their true magnificence and beauty.
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Pearls have been prized for their beauty and rarity for more than four thousand years. From ancient China, India, and Egypt, to Imperial Rome, to the Arab world, to Native American tribes, cultures from around the world and throughout recorded history have valued these unique, biologically based gemstones - much longer than any other gem.
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Pearls have been considered ideal wedding gifts because they symbolize purity and innocence. In the Hindu religion, the presentation of an undrilled pearl and its piercing has formed part of the marriage ceremony.
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