What is a Tahitian Pearl?
Commonly known as black pearls around the world, the pearls in Tahiti are indigenous to the remote lagoons of French Polynesia in the South Pacific where the black -lipped oyster is found, a mollusk that secretes a black nacreous substance. The average size ranges 8-16 mm in diameter with shapes in round, pear and even circled. The beauty of Tahitian Black Pearls lies in the nature of its rich color based on the black key tone, among which is the most admired peacock green, dark blue and they change its metal-like luster as being turned around, unmatched is the other dyed pearls, this explains the rareness and the most prestigious status that has crowned Tahitian Black Pearls the Queen of Pearls.
The Tahitian pearl is a particular type of bead-nucleated black pearl produced by the black-lip oyster (Pinctada margaritifera), which can be found in the waters of the South Pacific particularly in and around Tahiti and the French Polynesian islands. Although commonly referred to as a black pearl, the color of a Tahitian pearl actually ranges from different shades of gray, bronze, black, and green. These natural dark colors give the pearl its exotic beauty. A truly black pearl exists, but is extremely rare. The black-lip oyster (Pinctada margaritifera) naturally secretes a black pigment which gives a Tahitian pearl its dark color. This mollusk can weigh as much as 10 pounds (4.5 kg) and is also known for its ornamental shell. Most Tahitian pearls available in the market are cultured pearls – produced in pearl farms. Natural black pearls are so rare that only a single pearl can be harvested out of 2,000 pearl oysters. The International Confederation of Jewelery, Silverware, Diamonds, P
