There are freshwater and saltwater pearl. Pearls can be natural or cultured. Also, they are given names based on their color, where they were grown, how they were grown, their shape, and the type of bivalve (two-shelled organism) they came from.
There are five different types of pearls, including natural pearls, cultured pearls, saltwater pearls, freshwater pearls, and imitation pearls.
By oyster's species, origin, shape and color, Pearls are further classified into the categories below: natural pearl, cultured pearls, freshwater pearls, saltwater pearl, akoya pearls, south sea pearls, tahitian pearls... there are still dozen kinds of pearls available while the most popular on the market are freshwater, akoya, south sea and tahitian. Tahitian pearls are borned with black colors, other three types of pearls have white color available. here is a detailed explainations about all the pearl types, Please click onto the related link below.
According to http://www.karipearls.com/types-of-pearls.html, types of pearls fall into two main categories: freshwater and saltwater.Freshwater pearls can be found in lakes, rivers, creeks, or ponds. They may sometimes be irregular but come in a variety of beautiful colors.Saltwater pearls can be found in bays, oceans, gulfs or seas. These may also be irregularly shaped but are also beautiful.Pearls may either be man-made or naturally made (by mussels).
Answer There are many types of pearls, both natural and cultured, but all pearls may be separated into two distinct groups. Saltwater PearlsSaltwater pearls, whether cultured or natural, are pearls which grow in marine mollusks in a saline environment such as the ocean. Freshwater PearlsFreshwater pears, whether cultured or natural, are pearls which grown in freshwater mussels in non-saline environments such as rivers, lakes and streams.
Almost all freshwater pearls in the world wide market today are fresh water culture pearls from China. They are generally less expensive than similar sized Cultured pearls that are grown in Saltwater, but not always. There are effectively no natural pearls on the market, and there have not been many on the world wide market for at least the last 100 years.
"They do not offer anything outside of pearls but they do offer other jewelery types in pearls for example, beautiful ear rings and stunning bracelets."
No. Stauer pearls are fake pearls.
A group of pearls is titled a "string of pearls".
A group of pearls is titled a "string of pearls".
Answer China is primarily known for its production if cultured freshwater pearls. In 2006, China produced an estimated 1,500 metric tons of cultured freshwater pearls. Akoya pearls are also produced in China. This is a little-known fact, however, as the bulk of China's production is exported to Japan and sold as Japanese akoya to the world market. Recently China has also produced a small quantity of Pteria penguin mabe pearls and Pinctada margaritifera black South Sea pearls.
Natural or cultured.Saltwater and freshwater.Tahitian, Akoya, South Sea, etc.All colors of the rainbow.
The choice of plurals are "pearls of storm", "pearl of storms", or "pearls of storms". The choice depends on the context in which you use the term.