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Posted By pearlhours 4 months, 3 weeks ago in StyleNacre thickness is not as important a price factor for natural pearls and cultured freshwater pearls as it is in cultured saltwater pearls because natural pearls and cultured freshwater pearls have no shell nucleus or are nearly all nacre. One of the biggest selling points of cultured freshwater pearls is that they usually have a higher percentage of pearl nacre than their saltwater counterparts. However, it' s of critical importance in cultured saltwater pearls. The thicker the nacre coating of a pearl is, the more lustrous and durable the pearl; the thicker the pearl nacre layer is, the more valuable the pearl. Nacre thickness is one of the most important quality factors for cultured saltwater pearls because it affects both pearl beauty and durability. South Sea pearls normally have a thicker nacre coating than Akoya pearls.
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