Indeed, pearls from freshwater mussels lie at the center of the liveliest activity in pearling today. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in ...

Participating house brands and partners include A-M Pearls, Asnie, Asron, Aurea, Glynyz, Goldmine, Hiyas Pilipinas, Kara de Juan, Khai Pearls, Lily Jewelry, LJ Pearls, My Gems, Zumaya Pearls & Corals, ...

Throughout much of recorded history, a natural pearl necklace comprised ... (now Sri Lanka), and in the Red Sea. Chinese pearls came mainly from freshwater rivers and ponds, whereas Japanese ...

In this simple pair of earrings, a freshwater pearl absorbs the warmth of a rich orb of tiger-eye - dangling from an elegant golden thread, they bring a seductive earthiness to pearl's natural milky ...

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

A natural pearl will form in an oyster when ... Julius Caesar's desire to get his hands on our freshwater pearls is thought ...

The shiny layer inside the shell is called the nacre, or mother of pearl. HABITAT: Freshwater mussels live on river bottoms and most require clean, flowing water to survive and reproduce. RANGE: ...

One of the largest freshwater pearls found in Scottish history will ... of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra who, according to "Natural History" written by Roman naturalist and philosopher ...