An curved arrow pointing right. South Sea pearls are the largest cultured-pearl variety, sometimes reaching over 20 millimeters in diameter. The Pinctada maxima oyster can take up to five years to ...

There, in offshore waters, Dean harvested the Australian South Sea pearl oyster for its shell. Also known as the silver-lipped oyster, this is one of the world’s largest and rarest pearl oyster ...

(Akoya pearls are produced by the Akoya oyster, the Pinctada fucata martensii; South Sea pearls, produced by the Pinctada maxima oyster, are found in southern seas, including the South Pacific and ...

When she saw a pair of drop earrings featuring South Sea pearls ... A vast majority of pearls on the market are cultured pearls, which come from oyster farms in regions such as the South Pacific ...

Each oyster can produce between 15 and 20 pearls ... Saltwater pearls grow in oysters living in ocean. - Golden South sea pearls, White South Sea pearls, Tahitian pearls and Akoya pearls are ...

According to research institute Texas Sea Grant, Pearls are formed when an irritant, like a grain of sand, enters the oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with layers of nacre. Since these ...