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Venezuelan pearls - Fukui Pearls Pearl Knowledge Sharing

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Venezuelan pearls - Fukui Pearls Pearl Knowledge Sharing

Venezuela is a pearl producing area that Columbus, a famous navigator in the late Middle Ages, opened up for Spain. In 1448, during his third voyage, Columbus accidentally landed on the South American continent and set foot on this fertile land for the first time. This place contains the harvest that the navigators have long coveted, not the friendly natives, but the gold and pearls on them...

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Pearl Nucleus - Fukui Pearl Knowledge Sharing

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Pearl Nucleus - Fukui Pearl Knowledge Sharing

#Fukui Nucleus Plant: Pearl nuclei are mainly used in seawater pearl farming and implanted into oysters to form the basis for the attachment of mother-of-pearl. Shells and pearls have the same composition and similar structure, so they are less likely to be rejected by pearl oysters. .....

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Mabe pearl - Fukui Pearl Knowledge Sharing

Mabe pearl - Fukui Pearl Knowledge Sharing

Mabe pearls are a general term for half pearls that grow close to the shell. For foreigners, the Buddha pearls with a long history in China are also a type of Mabe pearl. Mabe pearls are generally cultivated with freshwater pearl oysters, which are less exclusive and have a lower risk of death......

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Keshi Mustard Pearls - Fukui Pearls Pearl Knowledge Sharing

Keshi Mustard Pearls - Fukui Pearls Pearl Knowledge Sharing

In addition to the four main types of cultured pearls, there are Keshi pearls and Mabe pearls produced during pearl culture. Keshi pearls are small, non-nucleus pearls that are an unexpected byproduct of pearl culture. The original meaning of "Keshi" in Japanese is "poppy" (ケシ, mustard), which is used in Japanese to refer to all pearls without nuclei. However, the jewelry industry generally believes that only non-nucleus cultured pearls found during the cultivation of seawater pearl oysters are considered Keshi pearls......

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Types of Pearls - Fukui Pearl Pearl Knowledge Sharing

Types of Pearls - Fukui Pearl Pearl Knowledge Sharing

Seawater pearls are mainly divided into South Sea white pearls, South Sea gold pearls, Tahitian black pearls and Japanese seawater cultured pearls (also called AKOYA pearls). Except for the latter, the first three types of seawater pearls are larger in size, generally ranging from 9 mm to 18 mm, and even rare treasures exceeding 20 mm have been found...

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