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What pearls are the most expensive a sea pearl or fresh water pearl?
All factors being equal, sea (saltwater) pearls are always more valuable than Freshwater pearls. However, a large, top quality Freshwater pearl can easily be more expensive than a small, low quality saltwater-cultured pearl. High luster, thick coating, smooth surface, minimal blemishes, large size, fascinating colors, and symmetrically shaped pearls are the most valuable. So it is not always the category of pearls, but the quality of the pearl that determines the price.
Is there such thing as a freshwater pearls?
Freshwater pearls are typically found in mussels or oysters that reside in ponds, rivers, or lakes. They are typically more irregular than saltwater pearls, and they have greater color variations.
Are freshwater pearls worth more than cultured pearls?
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.
Which is more expensive a saltwater fishing pole or a freshwater fishing pole?
Saltwater,Saltwater rods are typically longer and stronger than freshwater rods. I personally use saltwater "Surf" rods for freshwater fishing.www.southernohiopaylakes.proboards.com
What is the difference between freshwater pearls and normal water pearkls?
There are freshwater pearls and saltwater pearls. Natural freshwater pearls form in various species of freshwater mussels, family Unionidae, which live in lakes, rivers, ponds and other bodies of fresh water. These freshwater pearl mussels occur not only in hotter climates, but also in colder more temperate areas such as Scotland: see the freshwater pearl mussel. However, most freshwater cultured pearls sold today come from China. Saltwater pearls grow within pearl oysters, family Pteriidae, which live in oceans. Saltwater pearl oysters are usually cultivated in protected lagoons or volcanic atolls. Look here for more info: http://www.pinnaclepearls.com
Which pearls are most expensive when buying a white pearl bracelet?
Cultured pearls are valued based on 5 factors: luster, color, shape, surface and size. The most important value factor is luster. Luster is a combination of the quantity and quality of light reflected from the surface of a pearl or just under the surface of a pearl. There are two types of pearls cultured today. They are saltwater and freshwater. Saltwater pearls are bead-nucleated and generally more expensive than freshwater pearls which are tissue-nucleated. The most expensive type of cultured pearl used in jewelry would be South Sea pearls. These are grown primarily in Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines. A strand of large, high-grade South Sea pearls can easily retail for more than $1 million, although most strands range from $10,000 to $100,000.
Are fresh water pearls better than cultured?
This is a common question and often consumers are misguided because Freshwater pearls are cultured pearls. Pearls either fall in the natural category or the cultured category. 99% of pearls today are cultured, meaning the mollusk natural pearl making process has been guided along by man. Cultured pearls consist of Freshwater, Akoya, Tahitian, and South Sea pearls among others. When shopping in a jewelry store or any retail environment (with the exception of estate jewelers), the pearls are going to be cultured.
Is there more saltwater than freshwater on the earth?
There is much more saltwater than freshwater. All of the oceans are made up of saltwater for example.
Is saltwater more dense than freshwater?
nope saltwater
Why will an egg float in saltwater other than freshwater?
cuz saltwater is more dense than freshwater
Is salmon more commonly found in freshwater or saltwater environments?
Salmon are more commonly found in saltwater environments, but they migrate to freshwater to spawn.
Which is a more cost efficient pool system saltwater or freshwater?
Freshwater
