Pearl is inimitable among all gemstones and the best thing about pearl is that it is the only gem found inside a living creature and is especially cultivated for the purpose of jewelry. Pearl doesn’t require any cutting or polishing, it is the only gem that is used in its innate form and is the most feminine kind of a gemstone.

Pearls are the oldest and valuable gemstones known to mankind and are also considered as symbols of moon, magical powers, clarity, innocence and honesty. Pearl is also the birthstone for the month of June.

Pearls areproduced in the interior of oysters (mollusk); a certain kind of sea animal species that reacts to the entry of an alien object within crust, in turn there’s a   deposits of crystallised coat of CaCO2  that is apprehended collectivley by microbioticmixture called conchiolin.

Pearls are cateogrized into two types: freshwater and saltwater pearls. The largest pearl (weight: 6.36 kgs) was found in philippines in 1934.

Apart from white pearls, ;which are most common, people will also find pearls in pale yellow and rose-pink shade, and some of them may be colored with different varieties in colors.

Among all the varieties of pearls, Black pearls are extremly prized because of its scarcity.

Completely round pearls are the rarest and most costly and are generally used in necklaces. Teardrop pearls are used in all kinds of jewelry; specially in lockets.

Pearls have certain remedial properties also. For instance, pearls are used in cosmetics and as a medicine to treat heart, stomach and eye ailments, sometimes fever and bleeding also. Special types of pearls can also be used in some cases related to calcium deficiency.

Traditionally, pearls have been associated with faith, charity, innocence, reliability, focus, knowledge, holiness, sincerity, and fertility.