A go to guide for pearls

Some 30% of staff explained how pearls were formed and the difference between a cultured and natural pearl, and they were also able to explain that pearls are either freshwater or saltwater Only 10% of retailers that sold both saltwater and freshwater pearls were able to give an accurate explanation of the differences between the pearls and why the saltwater pearl strand costs more than the freshwater pearl strands They were aware that the pearls are cultured pearls but did not mention saltwater or akoya pearls.

Freshwater Cultured Pearls - A freshwater shell can produce dozens of pearls Tahitian Pearls - Pearls are grown in the black lipped mollusk South Sea Pearls - South Sea pearls are the rarest and largest of all pearl types.

White South Sea pearls are cultured in Australia and golden South Sea Pearls are produced primarily in the Philippines and Indonesia. . Source