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When Freshwater Pearls are nucleated with a round bead, a high percentage of these will grow round or near round pearls.
Most freshwater pearls are not nucleated.
Because of the Pearl Farmers efforts,
the percentage of spherical pearls has become very high,
but still now only a few pearls are actually Round.
- Stick (Biwi): freeform long skinny flat pearl, can be tip, side, long or center drilled
- Round or Semi Round: pearls that are round(ish) but not as off as a potato.
- Rice: a nice small oval shape drilled lengthwise.
- Potatos: these range from almost perfectly round to what we call elliptical. With the lumpy shape associated with the Potato.
- Elliptical: is a plump oval shape drilled the short way.
- Button: a rondell or wheel shape which is drilled through the center like a tire for an axle. Often these pearls will have one edge that is flatter than the other.
- Side Drilled: these have an unique quality of asymmetry with one very flat side. They are interestingly not uniform and allow for many design combinations.
- Top Drilled: a tear drop shaped pearl with the hole in the point so the pearl hangs like a drop.
- Coin: are pearls that looks like a dime or nickel that has been drilled through the edge long ways.
- Faceted: any of the above shapes cut with facets aftert they have been harvested.
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