1. The pearl is the only precious mineral that does not require treatment.
2. According to many archaeologists it was the pearl was the first gem that caught semi-human not so much for its practical benefits but aesthetic perfection. As to produce a strange silvery in the sun the ball turned out to be not so easy, he almost immediately began to be appreciated.
3. First used this stone, of course, Chinese. 42 a century ago. 2206 BC, and the Emperor with a simple but sonorous name Yu has already received tribute from the controlled areas pearls. China pearl was not only an ornament, but also the equivalent of a major currency, and as a sign of social status. The court officials from China large pearls on the headdress was a symbol nachalstva power and some expensive purchases were paid in pearls.
4. According to legend, Queen Semiramis loved pearl jewelry and newala for the holidays beads hot pink pearl. And Cleopatra, according to legend, dissolved in wine, a huge pear-shaped pearl and drank it in front of Mark Antony. It's their dispute, Cleopatra promised to prepare the most expensive dinner. Cleopatra won the argument.
5. In nature, there are 8 configurations of pearls: button, drop, pear, oval, semicircle, circle, irregular shape and scope.
6. On the advice of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Alexander the great before attacking India first conquered the island of Socotra, famous for its beautiful black pearls. Black pearls admired commander, and connecting them with a dazzling white and slightly pink, he had sent the other to Greece. After that began the craze for similar collections.
7. When baptized Louis 13 his mother, Queen Marie de Medici of France wore a dress embroidered with pearls. Pearls were nothing more or less than thirty thousand.
8. The name of Margaret in Greek means pearl. The Greeks believed that pearls favors family happiness, preventing quarrels.
9. Natural black pearls first became known in Europe thanks to Hernando Cortes (1458-1547), Spanish Conquistador and conqueror of Mexico, and later through research "colored pearls" found in the Gulf of California. La Paz in Baja, California, has become the world center of the black pearls.
10. Queen Elizabeth 1 is also characterized by a love of Chinese pearls. Daily on her neck could be seen several necklaces, a number of pearls which reached thousands of pieces.