Posted by John R on January 31, 2013, 7:13 am, in reply to "Re: golden pearls"
Pearls come naturally in different colours but the colours can also be enhanced by dyeing and irradiation. It's the South Sea Pearls that may have a golden colour. The darker gold, the more expensive! Guess which the Queen prefers.....
From pearlguide.com on the internet:
"The natural color of a pearl results from a combination of several factors. The pearl's bodycolor is its main color. This can be white, silver, cream-colored, gold, green, blue, or even black. The bodycolor is determined by the type of oyster or mollusk that produces the pearl (certain types of oysters generally produce pearls of certain colors), as well as the conditions of the water, and sometimes the type of nucleus which is implanted to stimulate the pearl's creation."
--Previous Message-- : That is a nice portrait. I wonder how the : pearls become golden? Are it South Sea : pearls? :
on January 31, 2013, 7:13 am, in reply to "