http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:48:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/comment-page-1/#comment-15209 Mark F Sun, 31 May 2009 10:33:41 +0000 http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/#comment-15209 You can only determine the age if you break the pearl in half, the core should be a yellowy colour, the darker, the older. But this of course results in the destruction of your pearl. You can only determine the age if you break the pearl in half, the core should be a yellowy colour, the darker, the older. But this of course results in the destruction of your pearl.

]]> http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/comment-page-1/#comment-14983 Jon Fri, 08 May 2009 08:26:13 +0000 http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/#comment-14983 Your forgetting age, bigger pearls mean they are generally older. But higher pressure results in small, hardier pearls, so it can be hard to tell which pearl is the oldest. Your forgetting age, bigger pearls mean they are generally older. But higher pressure results in small, hardier pearls, so it can be hard to tell which pearl is the oldest.

]]> http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/comment-page-1/#comment-14915 Jenny Mon, 04 May 2009 09:46:39 +0000 http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/#comment-14915 I wouldn't try the acid thing just in case. Not all pearls are as hardy as others, it depends what part of the ocean they are from. The deeper the pearl comes from the stronger it is. I wouldn’t try the acid thing just in case. Not all pearls are as hardy as others, it depends what part of the ocean they are from. The deeper the pearl comes from the stronger it is.

]]> http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/comment-page-1/#comment-14851 Kate Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:32:52 +0000 http://www.juliesjournal.com/2007/05/23/pearl-jewelry/#comment-14851 True pearls are hardy and even take a while to dissolve in strong acid. So if your grandmothers pearls are still in good condition then its a sure thing they are real. Pearls are extremely hardy as they are formed under great pressure in the ocean. True pearls are hardy and even take a while to dissolve in strong acid. So if your grandmothers pearls are still in good condition then its a sure thing they are real. Pearls are extremely hardy as they are formed under great pressure in the ocean.

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