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CULTURED PEARLS Made famous by Mikimoto,
nearly all pearls sold on the open market are cultured. Cultured
pearls evolve in a similar manner as natural pearls, with the
distinction being that cultured pearls have an irritant intentionally
placed by a pearl farmer to start the formation of a pearl. The
process may take one to several years. Japan, China and various
places in the South Pacific have traditionally been major suppliers
of cultured pearls. All pearls sold on this website are cultured
pearls.
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