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Page 1: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

The Miracle of The Miracle of PearlsPearls

Page 2: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

A pearl start as a piece of dirt A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” or grain of sand then “grows”

inside - protected by the inside - protected by the oyster -oyster -

to a beautiful pearl.to a beautiful pearl.

Page 3: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

The Formation of PearlsThe Formation of Pearls

•Oysters are Oysters are living creatures.living creatures.

•The grain of The grain of sand or piece of sand or piece of dirt enters the dirt enters the oyster while the oyster while the oyster filters oyster filters water over it’s water over it’s gills for food.gills for food.

Page 4: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

•The foreign object is then covered, The foreign object is then covered, slowly and layer by layer with slowly and layer by layer with nacre, a shell-like substance and in nacre, a shell-like substance and in this manner the pearl is formed.this manner the pearl is formed.

•A “normal” size pearl takes many A “normal” size pearl takes many years to form in nature.years to form in nature.

Page 5: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

•Divers in Japan dive to great depths and Divers in Japan dive to great depths and hold their breaths for several minutes hold their breaths for several minutes without equipment to harvest oysters at without equipment to harvest oysters at great peril to themselves.great peril to themselves.

The Harvesting of Oysters The Harvesting of Oysters and Pearlsand Pearls

Page 6: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

It is impossible to tell It is impossible to tell whether a pearl has whether a pearl has formed inside the oyster formed inside the oyster without harvesting and without harvesting and opening the oyster.opening the oyster.

Pearl in oyster

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•Natural pearls are therefore very expensive.Natural pearls are therefore very expensive.

•Today, almost all pearls are “cultured” Today, almost all pearls are “cultured” pearls.pearls.

•Cultured pearls are formed in the same way Cultured pearls are formed in the same way as natural pearls but a “core” is placed in the as natural pearls but a “core” is placed in the oyster to start the pearl-forming-process.oyster to start the pearl-forming-process.

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Black PearlsBlack Pearls

•Natural pearls are Natural pearls are mostly shades of mostly shades of white, although grey white, although grey and black pearls are and black pearls are also found. also found.

• Grey and black Grey and black pearls are pearls are

extremely rare in extremely rare in nature and nature and

therefore very therefore very expensive.expensive.

Page 9: The Miracle of Pearls. A pearl start as a piece of dirt or grain of sand which enters the oyster. This piece of dirt or grain of sand then “grows” inside

Oysters therefore protect and Oysters therefore protect and nurture the object, a piece of dirt nurture the object, a piece of dirt or grain of sand, to become a or grain of sand, to become a beautiful, priceless pearl.beautiful, priceless pearl.

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