What are the different types of pearls?
Pearl Amor offers four major types of pearls including Akoya Pearls, Freshwater Pearls, Tahitian Pearls, and South Sea Pearls. The classic Akoya Pearls are the most commonly known pearls and range in size between 2 to 11mm with the average size being 6 to 7mm. Akoya Pearls are mostly white and cream but are also available in silver, yellow, pink or blue. The Freshwater Pearl is best known for its multitude of shapes and colors. Their spectrum of colors include white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, purple, and shades of metallic orange-purple just to name a few. The exotic Tahitian Pearls are produced by the black lipped oyster and are rather large in size normally ranging from 8 to 14mm. They naturally come in an iridescent rainbow of colors including gray to black, green to peacock, and blue to aubergine. Many Tahitians even display a gorgeous metallic appearance. It is important to note that Tahitian Pearls are the only naturally black colored pearls. South Sea Pearls come from the sil
