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What is the difference between a natural pearl and cultured pearl?

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What is the difference between a natural pearl and cultured pearl?

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A natural pearl is one collected from an oyster that was not raised on an oyster farm, but in the open sea. A cultured pearl is from an oyster that was raised on an oyster farm, and the pearl was created through manually implementing a little stone into the oyster.