Pearl ring from Burnstein Azalee Jewelry
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* pearl, gold and/or sterling silver
* genuine design
* without blinking, low lag
Perms: copy
Prims: 4
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Size settings:
All of pieces from Burnstein Azalee Jewelry comes with a resizing option.
After you wear piece of jewelry, touch the object. After touching a prim it offers you options to resize all prims of the piece of jewelry 1, 5 or 10 percent smaller or bigger.
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A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of pearls (baroque pearls) occur. The finest quality natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries, and because of this, the word pearl has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable, and valuable.
The most valuable pearls occur spontaneously in the wild, but they are extremely rare. These wild pearls are referred to as natural pearls. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up the majority of those that are currently sold. Imitation pearls are also widely sold in inexpensive jewelry, but the quality of their iridescence is usually very poor, and often, artificial pearls are easily distinguished from genuine pearls. Pearls have been harvested and cultivated primarily for use in jewelry, but in the past they were also stitched onto lavish clothing. Pearls have also been crushed and used in cosmetics, medicines, and in paint formulations.
Long known as the "Queen of Gems," pearls possess a history and allure far beyond what today's wearer may recognize.
Before the creation of cultured pearls in the early 1900s, natural pearls were so rare and expensive that they were reserved almost exclusively for the noble and very rich. It is said that the Roman General Vitellius financed an entire military campaign with just one of his mother's pearl earrings.
During the Dark Ages, gallant knights often wore pearls onto the battlefield to protect them from harm. Long been a favorite for brides and newly weds. The ancient Greeks believed that wearing pearls would promote harmony in a marriage and prevent newlyweds from shedding tears. Also, a very popular gem to Ancient Egyptians. Reportedly, Cleopatra dissolved a single pearl in a glass of wine and drank it, simply to win a wager with Marc Anthony that she could consume the wealth of an entire country in just one meal.
In China, pearls were thought to be raindrops swallowed by oysters. The Chinese associated dragons and pearls together, since they believed dragons fighting in the clouds caused pearls to drop from the sky in the form of rain.
Cultured pearls are made when a farmer implants a tiny bead in the oyster upon which layers of nacre are eventually deposited until the pearl is large enough for harvesting. Pearls do occur when a natural irritant is caught within an oyster, however it happens infrequently and, more often than not, produces a baroque, or irregularly shaped pearl. The most important qualities to look for in a pearl is its' luster (shine), and its' shape (the rounder the better).
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