LARGE GOLDEN SOUTH SEA PEARL. ...

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LARGE GOLDEN SOUTH SEA PEARL
South Sea
South Sea pearls are produced by the Pinctada maxima mollusk. They are cultured in areas throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Because the South Seas are extremely clean and there is an abundant food supply of plankton, these conditions also speed up the pearl's nacre production. The growth period for South Sea pearls is long, and the nacre is unusually thick giving South Sea pearls a unique, satiny luster that comes from the rapidly deposited nacre and warm waters. This large, golden South Sea Pearl measures 14.2 mm - a larger than average size.

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