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A '''pearl''' is a small, often round, object frequently used in jewelry. A pearl is created when a deposit forms around a grain of [[sand]] or other foreign matter that has entered inside the shell of an [[oyster]] or [[mussel]] or certain other varieties of [[mollusk|mollusks]]. It is composed mainly of [[calcium carbonate]] and often has a smooth, lustrous surface. Another type of pearl with a "lumpy" or irregular shape, is the Biwa pearl, which comes from Lake Biwa, in [[Japan]]. Pearls often have a distinctive "off white" color and luminous quality, although there are pearls of a more pink or yellow hue, and another type which is a black pearl.  The two most common types of pearls are '''''natural pearls''''', (occurring in nature) and '''''cultured pearls''''', (manufactured) which are formed when a foreign substance is introduced into an oyster for the purposes of creating a pearl. There are both freshwater and saltwater pearls.

A '''pearl''' is a small, often round, object frequently used in jewelry. A pearl is created when a deposit forms around a grain of [[sand]] or other foreign matter that has entered inside the shell of an [[oyster]] or mussel or certain other varieties of [[mollusk]]s. It is composed mainly of [[calcium carbonate]] and often has a smooth, lustrous surface. Another type of pearl with a "lumpy" or irregular shape, is the Biwa pearl, which comes from Lake Biwa, in [[Japan]]. Pearls often have a distinctive "off white" color and luminous quality, although there are pearls of a more pink or yellow hue, and another type which is a black pearl.  The two most common types of pearls are '''''natural pearls''''', (occurring in nature) and '''''cultured pearls''''', (manufactured) which are formed when a foreign substance is introduced into an oyster for the purposes of creating a pearl. There are both freshwater and saltwater pearls.

A famous saying is: ''"Don't cast your pearls before swine"'' (Matthew 7:6).

A famous saying is: ''"Don't cast your pearls before swine."''<ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Mat/Mat007.html#6 Matthew 7:6 (KJV)]</ref>

The pearl is the birthstone for the month of [[June]].

The pearl is the [[birthstone]] for the month of [[June]].

 

 

[[China]] has overtaken Japan in cultured pearl production. Japan maintains its status as a pearl processing center, but at present imports the majority of them from China.  

==References==

==References==

 

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* http://kingjbible.com/matthew/7.htm

* https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/freshwater.html

* http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/freshwater.html

* http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/pearl.htm

* http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/pearl.htm

* http://www.pearl-guide.com/saltwater-pearls.shtml

* http://www.pearl-guide.com/saltwater-pearls.shtml

[[Category:Gems]]

[[Category:Gems]]

[[Category: Birthstones]]

[[Category:Birthstones]]