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Dress up your wardrobe with this dazzling black pearl necklace. Wearing a pearl necklace is a great way to update an outfit for a new look. This versatile necklace is perfect to wear at the office or for a night out on the town.

This black pearl necklace is 16″ in length with a 2″ extender. These black pearls are dyed freshwater pearls and are attached to a sterling silver cable chain with clear crystals to add contrast. You will get a lot of options to wear this necklace and it can be worn anytime of the year.

We also have many other freshwater pearl necklaces to choose from listed in the pearl jewelry section under the fine gemstone jewelry category at SilverStones.

All women love pearl jewelry, it is a must have for any woman, a staple accessory. Shown left is our freshwater pearl festoon necklace in sterling silver. This simple but elegant pearl necklace is perfect for the office or a night out on the town.

There are two types of pearls, freshwater pearls and natural pearls. Freshwater pearls are a type of pearl from freshwater mussels that are commercially farmed. Today China is the only commercial producer of freshwater pearls. These pearls are grown by grafting. A suitable donor mussel is selected and a strip of tissue is cut from the mantel. This tissue is cut into 3-millimeter squares, then placed by a technician on the upper valve of the mussel and flipped over and more tissue is placed on the opposite side. Approximately 24 – 32 pearls are produced from one mussel (vs. 1 or 2 from the natural grown version). Typically a freshwater pearl harvest is bought while the pearls are still in the shell. The pearls are harvested for cleaning and sorting by size and shape. Pearls that have a strong colorization are pre-treated (maeshori) in a warm and cold chemical solution and then bleached. The pearls are then drilled and polished to be used in making jewelry.

Natural pearls are extremely expensive. Only one in approximately 10,000 oysters in the ocean will ever produce a pearl, of which a very small percentage would yield a pearl in the right size, shape, and color. Natural pearls occur when an irritant (shell, bone, scale, or parasite) lodges itself into a pearl producing mollusk such as an oyster, mussel, or abalone. The mollusk forms a nucleus over the foreign object and continues to coat it with layers of nacre over several years. When these mollusks are harvested then by chance a pearl may be found. All pearls on the market today are freshwater pearls that have been bleached and/or dyed. However, you may find natural pearls in vintage jewelry. To be certain the pearl is natural in vintage jewelry it is recommended it has an official gemological x-ray certificate.

Be in style wearing this long necklace, the latest fashion trend this season. Wear this 40″ long black onyx necklace as single strand or doubled as shown in this picture. This necklace has large black onyx beads with freshwater chocolate pearls, white pearls, and smoky quartz beads.

This black onyx necklace coupled with pearls makes a great gift for a special lady on your shopping list. Women love pearl necklaces and this lovely necklace can be worn with just about any outfit. Perfect for dresses or to top off a solid brown, black or white sweater. She will get lots of compliments wearing this versatile black onyx and pearl necklace.

Black onyx is a protection stone. Wear black onyx to repel negative energy, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, this stone is perfect for you! Black onyx is helpful for people who have trouble letting go of the past and aids in moving on with their life after a relationship has ended.