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Luster

Lustre is the most important factor in choosing pearls.
The inner glow of the pearl together with the surface brilliance defines its lustre. The higher the lustre, the thicker the nacre and the stronger the glow. Lower quality cultured pearls appear too white, dull or chalky.

Cultured Pearl Luster

pearl luster imageLuster is what makes pearls unique, so it is often the key factor to determining a pearl's worth. No other gemstone reflects light the same way as a pearl.

The amount of luster a pearl has depends upon how each layer of nacre developed and the nacre's translucence

Pearls with little luster are much less valuable than ones that have a spectacular sheen. Most pearls with poor luster never make it to the gem market but are used in products in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.

So Shiny You Can See Yourself

A high luster pearl will be so shiny that you will be able to see objects in it, just as you can in a spoon. The pearl farming industry continues to make great strides to increase luster in pearls and in recent years they have achieved high results.

The Winner In The Luster Category

Chinese pearls lead the way. The water in Japan and China is cooler and pearl experts believe that cold water causes the nacre layers to take longer to develop which increases the chances of excellent luster.

Luster is produced by light entering the pearl and reflecting back through the layers of nacre and the quality of the luster is directly related to how even and smooth the layers of nacre are.

The unique luster of pearls depends upon the reflection and refraction of light from the translucent layers and is finer in proportion as the layers become thinner and more numerous. The irridescence that some pearls display is caused by the overlapping of successive layers, which breaks up light falling on the surface.

Pearls are usually white, sometimes with a creamy or pinkish tinge, but may be tinted with yellow, green, blue, brown, purple, or black. Black pearls, frequently referred to as Black Tahitian Pearls, are highly valued because of their rarity; the culturing process for them dictates a smaller volume output and they can never be mass produced.

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