Pearls Part 3: Diving into the Past
The life of a pearl diver was not an easy one, and not a safe one. Training to be a pearl diver started as young as 10 years old and took at least five years to become proficient at it. The age of divers ranged from 15 to 60 years old.
Men had to be in extremely good physical condition to be able to handle the 50-60 gruelling dives per day.
Pearls Part 2: Cultured Pearls
It is one of the wonders of the world that you were able to culture pearls. It is something which is supposed to be biologically impossible.
Pearls Part 1: Natural Pearls
Although there is over 100,000 different species of mollusks, only a few dozen produce pearls.
Part 2: Carats and Karats
18kt gold is 18 parts pure gold with 6 parts being other metals. 18kt gold is 75% pure gold. 14kt gold is 14 parts pure gold and 10 parts other metals thus it is 58.3% pure gold. The higher the karat, the purer the gold.
Part 1: Carats and Karats
A carat is a unit of measurement used for the weight of a gemstone. 1 carat, written as 1.00ct, is equal to 0.200 gram (g) or 1/5th of a gram or 200 milligrams (mg). There are 5.00ct in 1 g and there are 5000ct in 1 kg.
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Its All in a Name
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