N-27 Necklace With Genuine 4.0mm Cultured Freshwater Pearls and Quartz

Nice Necklace With Genuine 4.0mm Cultured Freshwater Pearls and Quartz . Total item weight 62.3g Length 32in. Compare: $249.00 Comes in a nice necklace gift box. Please see the "Necklace Packaging" on the left navigation bar to view the gift box. The Box is Box-4 in Navy Blue, not Black. PEARL INFORMATION: From one of the humblest of life forms, the mollusk, comes the pearl -- a gem of unsurpassed beauty and elegance. Ancient civilizations had many stories to explain the origin of June's birthstone, such as the Greek belief that pearls were the hardened tears of joy that the goddess of love shook from her eyes as she was born from the sea. According to Arab legend, pearls were formed when oysters were lured from the depths of the ocean by the beautiful moon and then swallowed moonlit dewdrops. And the Ancient Chinese thought that these gems originated from the brains of dragons. The scientific explanation for natural pearls is almost as mystifying as folklore. When an irritant, such as a small parasite or a fish lodges in the flesh of an oyster, mussel, or clam, a protective substance called "nacre" is produced. Over years, layer upon layer of shimmering nacre coats the intruder, creating a lustrous pearl. Natural pearls are relatively rare, so a process evolved in which a piece of shell or bead was placed inside a mollusk to stimulate the production of nacre. This results in a cultured pearl, which accounts for about 90 per cent of the pearl industry. Divers find natural pearls in The Persian Gulf as well as in the waters off Japan, the South Pacific Islands off northern Australia, and the coasts of Panama, Venezuela, and California. Most of the cultured pearl industry is in Japanese and Australian coastal waters. These gems come in a variety of colors, from pure white to pink, yellow, gray and black. They also come in different shapes and sizes. Pearls have been a passion and even an obsession of people throughout the ages. They have been ground up and used in cosmetics and as a medicine to treat heart and stomach conditions. Some cultures swear by pearls as an aphrodisiac. These gems have adorned crowns, clothing, and temples, and were said to be a favorite of Cleopatra. Only those with royal status once wore pearl jewelry, but eventually these gems were seen among all classes of people. They continue to be viewed as a mark of taste and refinement as well as a symbol of purity, and they are often given to celebrate a marriage or the birth of a child. Pearls are nature's perfect gift, suitable for all ages, and elegantly worn with everything from jeans to an evening gown. QUARTZ INFORMATION: Quartz is a crystalline rock or mineral composed of silicon dioxide. It is actually very common, and occurs in many varieties, a number of which are gemstones, some of which are very beautiful and very rare. Different Groups of Quartz Gemstones There are a number of different groups of quartz gems, differentiated by their exact composition and crystalline structure. These groups are:- Fully Crystalline Quartz This group includes rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, cairngorm and smoky quartz. Quartzite Quartzite is composed of an interlocking mass of quartz crystals with irregular boundaries, produced by metamorphic processes. It may contain small crystals of mica or other iron bearing mineral. This group includes aventurine quartz. Cryptocrystalline Quartz This is a group with microscopically small crystals of quartz embedded in opal, which is itself hydrated quartz. The proportion of quartz to opal varies, and this variation is reflected in differing densities, refractive indexes and other properties. The quartz crystals are in a fibrous form, sometimes running approximately parallel to each other, sometimes entwined. All quartz in this group is a form of chalcedony or agate, although the term agate is often used to describe the banded varieties of chalcedony. Many agates are naturally coloured, others are stained for decorative effect. Varieties include chrysoprase, cornelian (carnelian, sard, sardonyx, onyx, plasma, bloodstone, myrickite. There are many differently named varieties of agate depending on their appearance such as moss agate, fossilised wood. and other forms of fossil. Jasper also belongs to this group, and contains impurities which cause heavy pigmentation. Opal Opal is hydrated quartz which has formed a solidified gel, and itself has a number of different varieties.