Pearls have been prized for their beauty and rarity for more than four thousand years. From ancient China, India , and Egypt to Rome and the Arab world and cultures from around the world have valued pearls longer than any other gem.

Pearls are the only gemstone grown inside of a living organism. Pearls are formed within oysters or mollusks when a foreign substance invades the shell of the mollusk and enters the soft mantle tissue. In response to the irritation , the mantle's epithelial cells form a sac , known as  a pearl sac, which secretes crystalline substance called nacre, which builds up in layers around the irritant, forming a pearl.

A cultured pearl is any pearl grown with the influence of human intervention. In the early parts of the 20th century, Japanese researchers discovered a method of producing pearls artificially. Kokichi Mikimoto is credited with perfecting the technique for artificially stimulating the development of round pearls in akoya mollusks.

The technique has since been improved and used to akoya, freshwater, South sea and Tahitian pearls as well.

ABOUT ROEKELOOS

A little pearl gem on the main road in Parys .

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We have a variety of Fresh water pearls from the Philippines and China. Necklaces, bracelets and earrings - each  worthy of inheritance for our children and many generations to come.

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Each pearl is unique and its beauty often lies in the eye of the beholder.

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ROEKELOOS - "always trust HIM reckless"