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The Famous Kinds of Pearls
Pearl is also known as parel in the Netherlands, perle in France, schnaufe in Germany, perla in Italy, parola in Portugal, and joya in Spain. There are many kinds of pearls. This include the Black Tahitian pearls, Akoya Pearls, South Sea Pearls, Conch Pearls, Keshi Pearls, Melo Melo Pearls, Mabe Pearls, Abalone Pearls, and the Scallop Pearls.
The 12-inch and 10-pound black-lipped oyster (also known as the Pinctada margaritifera) of French Polynesia fabricates the world famous Black Tahitian pearls. This kind of pearl has an innate dark color which makes it unique among other pearls. Although it is called as the Black Tahitian pearl, it is not actually black per se. Instead, its usual colors are gray, silver, and charcoal.
Technically speaking, conch (pronounced "konk") pearls are not actually pearls because they do not have any nacre the primary substance of a pearl. It is primarily found in the islands of the Caribbean and in southern Florida. However, this kind of pearl is one of the most expensive because of their great rarity. In fact, out of 10,000 conchs, only one will contain a pearl. The 100%-nacred Keshi pearl, which typically has a small size, is produced through the rejection and the spitting of the oyster out of its implanted nucleus. It can be created in both salt water and fresh water.
Among the world's most famous pearls include the Abernathy Pearl, Arco Valley Pearl, Big Pink Pearl, Gogibus Pearl, Hope Pearl, Huerfana, and the La Peregrina.
The Abernathy Pearl, nicknamed The Little Willie Pearl, is produced in the freshwaters of Scotland. It is one of the world's most perfect pearls discovered by Bill Abernathy in 1967 along the River Tay.
The Big Pink Pearl, which has a price tag of $4.7 million in 1991, is the record holder of the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest natural abalone pearl.
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