{"id":665,"date":"2026-09-23T09:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mperlas.com\/types-of-pearls\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:51:22","slug":"types-of-pearls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mperlas.com\/en\/types-of-pearls\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of pearls"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"665\" class=\"elementor elementor-665 elementor-21\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73be34 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-f962f64 \" data-id=\"a73be34\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a73be34\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"a73be34\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267b5ee e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-952af74 \" data-id=\"267b5ee\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"267b5ee\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"267b5ee\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9edf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d9edf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b998ff elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b998ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e318c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e318c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of pearls<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f34e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0f34e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fee1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88fee1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e3a01 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"f4e3a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mperlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/perlas-tahiti.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"tahitian-pearls\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbfbb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7cbfbb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTahitian pearl\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCultured mainly by the Pinctada Margaritifera oyster in the salt waters of French Polynesia\u2014not in Tahiti, despite the name\u2014these pearls are not always black. Their color range runs from greys with green, orange, magenta or golden iridescence to intense cobalt blues.  \n\nThe cultivation time is 2 to 3 years. Oyster survival rates are low, and most pearls produced have significant surface imperfections, so flawless pearls command high prices in the jewelry market.  \n\nThese pearls range in size from 8 to 18 mm.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7732c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b7732c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8703aa5 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"8703aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mperlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/perlas-freshwater.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"freshwater-pearls\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3005050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3005050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkoya pearl\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThey come from the saltwater Akoya oyster\u2014Pinctada Fucata\u2014and are cultured in Japan and China. They are the most difficult pearls to grow: only about 5% of large spherical implants end up producing a quality pearl over 7 mm with near-perfect roundness.  \n\nThese pearls are known for their almost perfect roundness and intense iridescence, with tones that vary depending on the cultivation process, producing white, pink and cream varieties.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7335784 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7335784\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55de47 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"a55de47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mperlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/perlas-freshwater-mperlas.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"freshwater-pearls-mperlas\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9d2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4f9d2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFreshwater pearls \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFreshwater pearl farming is widespread in China, Japan and the United States. They are obtained from the Ikekou mollusk\u2014Unio Margaretafera Oyster\u2014and also from Hyriopsis cumingii, both freshwater species that can produce four or more pearls at the same time, in different colors and shapes.\n\nThey require a cultivation time of 3 to 8 years.\n\nSince the 1990s, Freshwater pearls have dramatically improved in quality, becoming a real alternative to the classic Akoya shell-nucleated pearls\non the market, alongside other more select types such as Black Tahitian pearls or Australian pearls.\n\nFreshwater pearls are characterized by their high nacre content and their diversity of shapes, colors and sizes, reaching up to 16 mm.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec0f24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aec0f24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06403bc elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"06403bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mperlas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/perla-akoya.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"akoya-pearl\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e4cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"59e4cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustralian pearls\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThey are cultured in the salt waters of northern Australia and Southeast Asia by the Pinctada maxima oyster. They are considered among the most expensive pearls. \n\nThey stand out for the depth of their luster and their silvery iridescence, reaching sizes between 9 and 27.9 mm. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Types of pearls Tahitian pearl Cultured mainly by the Pinctada Margaritifera oyster in the salt waters of French Polynesia\u2014not in Tahiti, despite the name\u2014these pearls are not always black. Their color range runs from greys with green, orange, magenta or golden iridescence to intense cobalt blues. The cultivation time is 2 to 3 years. 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