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Welcome to
the International Cultured Pearls of the Orient, Inc.
Internet web site. |
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Find out about Philip J. Schneider, the owner
and President of International Cultured Pearls of the
Orient, Inc. |
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Do you wonder what a pearl is and how a pearl is
made? |
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This is a
complete list of Pearl distributors on the web. |
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Pinctada
Matensii is a cultured saltwater pearl that comes
primarily from Japan and China. |
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These pearls
are cultivated in warmer climates, in saltwater oceans,
primarily off the coast of Australia. |
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These pearls
are also cultured South Sea pearls, primarily from the
French Polynesian Islands. |
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- A Pearl is the only
precious gem that comes from a living creature.
- Saltwater Cultured
Pearl is stimulated by the insertion of a nucleus
made from a mussel shell found in the Mississippi
River and a piece of mantle tissue inserted into
the gonad of an oyster. Concentric layers of
calcium carbonate and aragonite bonded together
by conchiolin produce the nacreous coating.
- Birthstone for the
month of June.
- First gem in recorded
history.
- Traditionally the
appropriate adornment of a bride.
The categories are weighted
as follows:
| Color |
10% |
| Shape |
15% |
| Lustre |
25% |
| Nacre |
25% |
| Blemishes |
20% |
| Matching |
5% |
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100% |
Size and
length of pearls are also factors in pricing. All Akoya
cultured pearl strands have a 1/2mm tolerance variation
in uniform size necklaces.
Profile
of Phil Schneider
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