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Multicolor Tahitian Pearl Necklaces
Black Tahitian pearls come from the Pinctada Margaritifera oyster of French Polynesia. Unlike other pearl-producing oysters, this one can only nucleate a single pearl at a time. Because of this, production has always been low and black pearls were rarely seen on the market until recently. In the last decade, improvements in nucleation techniques and expansion of pearl farms have created a larger supply of high quality Tahitian pearl jewelry available at The Pearl Source.
Black Tahitians are the only pearls to achieve a dark color without artificial alteration, but the popular name is misleading. These pearls may be black, but the mix of colors and overtones is endless with some specimens exhibiting purple body color with rose overtones, bottle green with blue, gray with silver and many other variations leading to a multicolor collection. A Tahitian pearl necklace will often combine pearls of differing shades for dramatic effect.
Pearl Size Variation
The size range for these pearls is eight to 18 millimeters, but among the specimens in Tahitian pearls necklaces, a range of eight to 12 millimeters with an average of 10 is more common.
A pearl collar is composed of three strands about 12 or 13 inches long, a choker is about 14 to 16 inches, a princess is 17 to 19 inches, an opera is 26 to 36 inches and a pearl rope is 37 inches or longer. Using 10 millimeters as an average size for Tahitian pearls, this means a collar will have about 31 to 33 pearls, a choker will have 36 to 41, a princess will have 43 to 48, an opera necklace will have 66 to 91 and a rope will have at least 94 pearls. This is a good average count, but there will be some variation according to exact pearl size and necklace length.
For instance, black pearl necklaces with larger pearls are available from The Pearl Source. They carry Tahitian pearl necklaces composed of exceptionally large, high-quality specimens with outstanding color and overtones. Shoppers seeking black pearl necklaces should deal only deal with merchants of impeccable standards, and The Pearl Source is one of the best.
