Is a Chatham® Created Gemstone like a cultured pearl?
Yes. Just a man provides the natural “seeds” and controlled environment to help grow a cultured pearl, Chatham® provides the natural elements and controlled environment to grow crystals. The culturing of a pearl starts on a round ball surgically implanted in the oyster’s mantel tissue. In the case of the emerald, for example, the growth starts with a thin slice of natural emerald. This “seed” of natural gem is later removed, whereas in the pearl the “seed” forms the interior of the pearl.
