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Silver Tahitian Pearl Pendant with Chain

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Silver Tahitian Pearl Pendant with Chain
One Silver Tahitian Pearl Pendant with Chain. One Tahitian pearl, 18.0mm in size to 14.0mm in size. The pearl is silver in color with a good luster, baroque, moderately blemished Graded in the setting. Tahitian cultured pearls form in the large "Black Lipped" Pinctada Margaritifera oyster, which is about twice the size of the Japanese Akoya oyster. This warm water species from across the central and South Pacific Ocean is at home in the bays and lagoons of the islands & atolls of French Polynesia. Tahitian cultured pearl farmers generally raise their oysters in lagoons. Tahitian cultured pearls take from two to four years to form. Black pearls are known for their iridescent, vibrant, almost metallic natural colors, unique among saltwater cultured pearls. Though commonly called "Tahitian" pearls, they are actually gray, to a lighter or darker degree. Tahitian pearls have the unique ability to display a variety of colors at the same time, which can be seen glistening on their surface. Six bead set round mixed cut laboratory created cubic zirconiums, measuring 1.30 - 1.20 x 0.81 mm, approximate total weight of 0.12ct., clarity is eye clean, colorless, grayish, white color, (GIA W 0/1), cut is good. Total Weight of Colored Stones 0.12ct. Total Weight of Pendant With Chain 11.57gm.