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Pearl
Perfect shining spheres. Lustrous baroque forms. Seductive strands, warm to the touch. Pearls are simply and purely organic.
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Hammered Effect in a Worked Pearl
A natural saltwater pearl displays the optical illusion of a bumpy texture.
Akoya Cultured Pearl Prize in an Arcade-Style Claw Game
Arcade-style games in Japan dispense akoya pearl jewelry as prizes.
Unusually Large Flux-Grown Synthetic Sapphire
The Appeal of Non-Nacreous Pearls
Several vendors offered a variety of impressive non-nacreous pearls at the Tucson gem shows.
Iridescent Imitation Pearl
Two Foraminifera-Like Objects Found in a Natural Saltwater Pearl
A Fascinating Large South Sea Bead Cultured Pearl
An exceptionally large South Sea bead cultured pearl is examined at GIA’s Mumbai laboratory.
“Atypical Beads”: Variations of Two Types of Nuclei
Four atypical bead cultured pearls with variations on two types of nuclei are examined in the Mumbai laboratory.
Sixth Annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award Winner
A graduate of GIA’s Jewelry Design program in London is the recipient of the 2022 Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award.
Exceptionally Rare Pearls from ECIJA
Brenda Smith Jewelry Designs
Pinctada radiata Atypical Bead Cultured Pearls from the UAE
GIA’s Mumbai laboratory reports on pearl samples from a culturing experiment by the Suwaidi Pearl Farm in the UAE.
