Pearls from Various Places and Their Characteristics

Pearl is a pure white shining gem. It is found from organic sources. These days the pearls are being manufactured by using mercury and electro-magnetic forces. These are known as imitation pearls. To test their purity, the pearls are preserved in water and solutions of oil and salt for one full day. The next day if these pearls are put into the cloth covers and then rubbed against dust of the hays, the imitation pearls would lose the color and also the layers, whereas the real one would shine all the more.

Similarly, put the pearls in the urine of the cows for the entire one night. The next day, after about 24 hours, if the pearls are rubbed against the dust of the hays in similar processes, the imitation pearls would be smashed soon enough.
Some of the pearls from various places are listed below:

Persian Gulf Pearl: These pearls are called pearl from Basra. These are considered the best of all varieties in quality. These are shining and highly durable and are considered the best in quality.

Sri Lankan Pearls: These are highly shining, though when compared with the variety from Basra, these pearls looks like having some darkish tinge. It is also lighter than those from Basra.

Venezuelan Pearls: These are look-alikes of those from Basra, however, these are less round, but whiter.

Mexican Pearls: These are black in color and are very beautiful but these pearls develop scratches very quickly.

Pearls from Bay of Bengal: These are the pink pearls, more round, softer in color than those from Basra. When worn becomes white soon after it comes in contact with sweat. These pearls do not last for long.

Masahi Pearl: These pearls are more or less identical to those found in the Bay of Bengal. However, these are inferior to those found in the Bay of Bengal.

Chawnlia Pearl: These pearls are very light and even premature. Hence there is no color ingrown in these. These pearls lose their shine, once rubbed against clothes. These are considered of inferior quality.

Australian Pearls: These pearls are white and very hard. Most of these are formed like teeth, however, are not enough good looking.

South Indian Pearls: Many writers have written about the pearls found in the southern Indian locales, where the pearls are found from the conch-shells. Pliny and Ptolemy also mentioned about these pearls and also of those found in the Gulf of Mannar.