Our mission at The Pearl Girls is to provide the best quality pearls in a variety of amazing designs. Under the direction of Certified Pearl Grader, India Rows, each year we travel to Hong Kong and hand select the finest cultured pearls to create our jewelry collections. We carry a dazzling Classic Collection. Each year we develop two Seasonal Collections featuring modern designs of these classic gems. Each collection is rich with a variety of cultured pearls from classic round pearls to baroque pearls. We also keep up with the latest advances in pearl culturing practices and designs. The Pearl Girls jewelry is available online and through fine retailers nationwide. All pieces in The Pearl Girls line come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Follow the The Pearl Girls online! Website: http://www.thepearlgirls.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepearlgirls Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thepearlgirls Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thepearlgirls

1. Conch Pearls
Pearls come from mollusks but mollusk is a word that encompasses a lot of
different species. Squid are mollusks, octopus are mollusks (no pearls
there!), oysters and mussels (of course) but also sea snails (such as conch!)
Conchs are saltwater gastropods. They are univalve mollusks (like all
snails) and they have the ability to withdraw their bodies into their shells.
The conch shell is shaped like a spiral and is most commonly found in the
Caribbean Sea and small areas of the Atlantic Ocean.
Natural pearls are found when conchs are harvested for food but they are
not so common! Estimates are a pearl is found in one of every 10,000
conchs. It might sound like a lot except rarely are these pearls very large or
of a very good quality! So, when a natural large conch pearl of good quality
is discovered, it becomes unusually valuable.
The conch pearls are usually oval or irregular in shape. Symmetry is very
important in determining a conch pearls value. Color is the second most
important factor with pink and a brownish yellow color being the most
valuable. Conch pearls are known for their flame structure. This is an
optical feature caused by the interlocking calcite and aragonite crystals.
When these flames are prominent (as in the horse conch), the value
increases!
So, these pearls are big, great quality, the horse conch has a prominent
flame structure…. And they cost big bucks!
Credits: As always, most of my information is adopted from my studies at the GIA and
beyond.
About The Pearl Girls

2. Our mission at The Pearl Girls is to provide the best quality pearls in a
variety of amazing designs. Under the direction of Certified Pearl Grader,
India Rows, each year we travel to Hong Kong and hand select the finest
cultured pearls to create our jewelry collections. We carry a dazzling Classic
Collection. Each year we develop two Seasonal Collections featuring
modern designs of these classic gems. Each collection is rich with a variety
of cultured pearls from classic round pearls to baroque pearls. We also keep
up with the latest advances in pearl culturing practices and designs.
The Pearl Girls jewelry is available online and through fine retailers
nationwide.
All pieces in The Pearl Girls line come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Follow the The Pearl Girls online!
Website: http://www.thepearlgirls.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepearlgirls
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thepearlgirls
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/thepearlgirls