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10 Facts About Pearls

6/10/2019

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10 Facts About Pearls from Group 66 Designs
June’s birthstone is the pearl, so we’ve put together a short list of facts for our June birthday friends!

  1. Pearls are the only jewel made by a living thing.
  2. The largest pearl ever found weighs nearly 75 pounds and is valued at $100 million dollars.
  3. Cleopatra was said to demonstrate her wealth by dissolving large pearls into her wine or vinegar, depending on the source.
  4. Ground pearls and mother-of-pearl are often used in beauty products for a shimmery finish, a practice in use since ancient times.
  5. The earliest fake pearls were made in ancient Rome. Bead-makers would take a glass bead, cover it in silver, and then cover it in glass again.
  6. Julius Caesar once passed a law saying that only the ruling class could wear pearls.
  7. Pearl color is determined by the species of mollusk the pearl forms in, but many pearls on the market today are dyed or bleached.
  8. Pearls symbolize purity, which is one of the reasons they’re so popular for weddings.
  9. Cultured pearls are made by introducing an irritant into the mollusk, either in the form of a bit of shell or a shell bead. This is almost identical to how a pearl forms in nature.
  10. The oldest pearl ever found was unearthed from a grave in the United Arab Emirates, and dates from around 5500 BCE.

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