Stunning 14k Gold Clasp Aaa+ 8-9mm White Akoya Cultured Round Pearl Necklace 18"

Stunning 14k Gold Clasp Aaa+ 8-9mm White Akoya Cultured Round Pearl Necklace 18" - 10538-051518-EB-52226 Akoya...pearls are currently farmed in Japan, China and to a lesser extent, Vietnam, Thailand, and Australia. The vast majority of the world's...Akoya...pearls are produced in Japan, which is the undisputed...Akoya...pearl producing center of the world. China was once a genuine contender, but mother nature all but destroyed the Chinese...Akoya...industry in 2007. ... The...Akoya...pearl is a saltwater cultured pearl from the...Akoya...oyster (Pinctada...fucata...martensii). Because...akoya...are the most abundant type of saltwater pearl with the longest cultured history, information on...akoyas...is abundant!...Akoya...is considered to be the classic pearl used for necklaces and other pearl jewelry, with perfect round shapes, bright mirror-like luster, and neutral colors,...Akoya...pearls are favored by most retailers and consumers as the classic pearl choice. ... Unlike their freshwater cousins,...Akoya...pearl oysters rarely produce more than two pearls per harvest. The oysters are nucleated with a bead composed of mother-of-pearl and a small piece of mantle tissue. This bead becomes the nucleus of the pearl and is the reason...Akoya...pearls are more often perfectly round. This shape, combined with the high-luster found on top-quality...Akoya...pearls, and their relative rarity compared to freshwater pearls, give...Akoya...pearls a higher perceived value. ... An interesting piece of...Akoya...pearl trivia is that the...Akoya...oyster is the smallest commercially farmed, pearl-producing oyster. An average...Akoya...pearl is only 7 mm, while an average South Sea pearl is in the 12 mm range....Akoya...pearls are currently being harvested in sizes from as small as 1 mm up to the very rare 10-11 mm. ... Akoya...pearls are inherently round, although every harvest produces a percentage of baroque and...Keshi...pearls, which tend to have the bright luster and shine common to the...Akoya, but a shape and look reminiscent of a freshwater or baroque South Sea....Akoya...pearls, unless color-treated, have neutral colors and overtones. Most pearls are white to...grey, with pink, green, or silver overtones. Occasionally,...Akoya...pearls are blue with silver and pink overtones, but these colors are extremely rare....Akoya...pearls are never naturally black ? black...Akoya...pearls have undergone either Cobalt-60 radiation treatment or treatment with an organic dye.