Freshwater pearls are green! Freshwater pearls are environmental friendly. Freshwater pearls grow in lakes and produced within the soft tissue mantle of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of mollusks, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.
Artificial (synthetic) pearls (or beads) are synthesized chemical polymers which are made from a non-renewable natural resource: petroleum. Just like plastic bags, artificial pearls (beads) are hazardous to manufacture and are said to take up to 1,000 years to decompose.
For the sake of our Nature Mother, please buy FRESHWATER PEARLS JEWELRY:
