Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material, usually a sharp object or parasite, enters a mussel and cannot be expelled.

whereas Japanese pearls were found near the coast in salt water. Nearly all the pearls in commerce originated from those few sources. Over the next millennium only three substantive events altered ...

Tap to read more. Mollusks like oysters and mussels, which live in both saltwater and freshwater, are the primary sources of pearls, forming them as a defense mechanism.

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

Saltwater pearls come from oysters, while freshwater pearls like the Abernathy are found in freshwater mussels. Although the sale of this pearl known as "Little Willie" is now making headlines ...

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The stunning piece features a large central stone of 8.2 carats, framed by a ring of tiny seed pearls and an outer border of eight individually-set cabochon emeralds. Favoured at the Mughal ...

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