Akoya, also known as Ma’s shellfish, is a type of seawater pearl. Its shells are generally about 6-7cm long and 2.5-3cm high. They mostly grow in the Seto Inland Sea in Mie, Kumamoto and Ehime prefectures. Akoya is dazzling and attractive, and enjoys the reputation of “little light bulb”.
Let’s first introduce the common colors of natural pearls!
The hue of natural pearls: mainly white, can appear milky, pink, bright yellow, bright rose, variegated, etc.;
Mainly black, gray, bronze, dark blue, blue-green, green and other tones can appear.
Colored pearls refer to pearls other than white and black, usually blue, in addition to red, purple, light yellow, lilac purple, green, etc.
Occasionally see gray-black, with rose, blue, green and other brilliant iridescence.
Common freshwater beads are golden yellow, purple, pink, blue and cream.
Ocean pearls have fewer colors, generally silver, golden, blue and black.
In addition to size and roundness, the quality of pearls is mainly based on color.
The color of pearls is related to the trace elements contained in pearls, which is actually similar to the color of other rare gemstone elements. For example, yellow series such as gold and cream mainly contain copper and silver elements, while pink pearls contain sodium and zinc. more trace elements.
In fact, all pearls, whether they are Akoya or other pearls, must undergo a series of washing and processing work when they are taken out from the mother mussels. Otherwise, the colloidal calcium carbonate and organic matter on the surface will condense, which will darken the color of the pearls. Oxidized, deteriorating pearls.
It is definitely not to take out the pearls and rinse them with water to make other pearl jewelry such as necklaces and rings!
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