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Pearls: Shiny, Unique Gems of Priceless Elegance

Shikha Saxena
5 min readMay 25, 2022

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Naturally occurring or cultured, most loved, gems, used for jewelry

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Pearls either organic or cultured are unique gems loved by all age groups. Pearls: Unique Gems of Priceless Elegance are shiny, hard, glistening bead like objects ideal for creating jewelry. Pearls have such natural beauty that they are not required to be polished separately to enhance the look. They are simply stunning in natural way. They are available in various shapes, type and sizes, texture and colors.

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What are Pearls?

Pearls are hard, glistening gems obtained from soft tissue of the living, shelled mollusks, Oysters(invertebrate animal found in sea and freshwater). Pearls are produced naturally in fresh or salt water and also cultured on purpose, in controlled environment.

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As the shell of mollusk (or molluscs), the pearl is also made up of concentric layers of Calcium Carbonate compound/mineral in crystalline form.

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Shikha Saxena
Shikha Saxena

Written by Shikha Saxena

A Technical Writer, an artist and blogger by choice. Passionate about reading , writing and editing, NY.http://www.shikhasaxena.com and https://www.dnabox.co/

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