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Difference between Cultured and Natural Pearls
The difference between cultured and natural pearls is very simple. With cultured pearls, the oyster/mollusk is given a “helping hand” by man. In both cases, the oyster/mollusk receives an irritant or intruder inside its shell. As a result it secretes a coating called nacre to cover the irritant. In the case of Natural Pearls this is done naturally by an irritant or intruder which is likely a parasite or foreign object. The result is the development of a pearl.
For cultured pearls, a pearl farmer surgically places an irritant in the form of mantle tissue and/or bead into the oyster/mollusk. For Natural or Cultured Pearls everything else is the same up until it is time to remove the pearl. This is Mother Natures gift!
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