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The name means "pearl of Najaf" as it can only be sourced from Wadi-al-Salaam (Arabic: وادي السلام, romanized: Wādī al-Salām, lit. 'Valley of Peace') in Najaf, Iraq. The gemstone is found along the west of Najaf close by the Najaf Sea. It stands out among other stones for its unique translucency.
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Tahitian pearls come in a range of colors from white to black. [2] They can contain various undertones and overtones of green, pink, blue, silver and yellow. The most valuable of these are of the darker variety, as the naturally dark tones of the Tahitian pearls is a unique quality among pearls.
Natural black pearls are rare, with black pearls having a body color that may be assessed as silver, silver blue, gold, brown-black, green-black, or black. [20] Black cultured pearls from the black pearl oyster – Pinctada margaritifera – are not South Sea pearls, although they are often mistakenly described as black South Sea pearls. In the ...
[15]: 123 Pearls are often depicted with the imperial dragon as according to the legend, the dragon guards a peal under the water. [16]: 132 The pearl is one of the Eight treasures and regularly appears on textiles and rank badge. [15]: 123 By the mid-Qing dynasty, the pearl evolved into the flaming pearl.
Ostentatious and creative use of color was valued over fine metalwork. Glass makers were supposedly so skilled that they could fool the public into thinking that glass beads and ornaments were actually gemstones. [7] When genuine gems were utilized, the stones preferred by Roman women were amethyst, emerald, and pearl. [8]
Jenn Tran wasn't into Aaron Erb’s pearl necklace on The Bachelorette. Jenn, 26, opened up about what “icks” — a.k.a. turn offs — on an episode of the “Viall Files” podcast on ...
The coastal area of the Kimberley and the surrounding region is home to pearl-producing organisms. [6] Pearls have been valued by Aboriginal tribes of the Kimberley region for a long time, with a pearl found in Widgingarri dating back 22,000 years ago and being located 200 kilometres (120 mi) from where the shoreline would've been.