Akoya pearls (commonly known as cultured saltwater pearls) can also be baroque, but the baroque shape of an akoya pearl differs from that of a freshwater pearl. This is because akoya pearls are bead-nucleated and thus have a perfectly spherical bead within. So in the event a harvested akoya pearl is a baroque, it has a small tail that comes to a sharp point behind a rounded front.
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28 June 2008
Akoya pearls at Pearl Paradise
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