Scallop Pearls for Sale

Scallop pearls for sale.

Scallop Pearl Color: White with Flame Shape: Baroque Weight: 0.90 carats Size: 6 x 5 x 4mm More Photos Price: $150

Scallop Pearl Color: White Shape: Baroque Weight: 0.75 carats Size: 6 x 5 x 3mm More Photos Price: $128

Scallop Pearl Color: White with Flame Shape: Off Round Weight: 1.15 carats Size: 5 x 4mm & 5 x 4mm More Photos Price: $180

Scallop Pearl Color: White with Flame Shape: Button Weight: 4.30 carats Size: 7 x 4.5mm & 6.5 x 4mm & 6 x 4.5mm More Photos Price: $699

Scallop Pearl Color: White with Flame Shape: Baroque Weight: 1.95 carats - total Size: 6x4.5mm & 6x3.5mm & 6x3.5mm More Photos Price: $285

Scallop Pearl Color: White with Flame Shape: Button Weight: 1.75 carats - total Size: 6x4mm & 5x3.5mm More Photos Price: $259

Scallop Pearl Color: Off White with Flame (One darker than the other) Shape: Button Weight: 3.70 carats - total Size: 7.5 x 5.5mm & 7 x 5mm More Photos Price: $493

Scallop Pearl Color: Beige or Off White Shape: Baroque Weight: 2.3cts & 2.65cts Size: 9x7x55mm & 8.5x7.5x6.5mm More Photos Price: $470

An important by product of the worldwide scallop fishery is the extremely rare scallop pearl, a non-nacreous pearl, with a unique 3-dimensional effect that produces a metallic sheen. Since the resurgence in demand for natural pearls, beginning from the 1990s, scallop pearls have come to the forefront as the latest natural pearl, commanding premium prices.

Atlantic scallop pearls can originate from three different species of scallops found in the northeastern North American region, the natural geographic range of these scallops. These species are the North Atlantic deep-sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus; the Atlantic bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, and the Atlantic Lion's Paw, Nodipecten nodosus. The scallops occur along the continental shelf of North America from Newfoundland and Labrador to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina. North of Cape Cod in the State of Massachusetts, scattered concentrations of scallops occur in shallow water, just below the low tide mark. Further south concentrations are restricted to deeper and cooler off shore waters. This is because Sea Scallops cannot tolerate water temperatures above 20 to 22°C. Dense and extensive scallop beds that can support commercial fishing exist from Port au Bay, Newfoundland to the Virginia Capes, at depths of between 40 to 100 meters. The species found at these depths is Placopecten magellanicus, the North Atlantic deep-sea scallop.

The Atlantic scallop pearls are a by product of a thriving scallop fishery taking place at several places along the geographic range of the deep sea scallop, including the important fishery out of Digby, Nova Scotia. Pearls produced by the deep-sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus are usually irregular (baroque) and small, with a size of around 1-2 mm (seed pearls). However, older animals produce larger pearls, with an average size of 3-5 mm and sometimes can reach a size of 5-6 mm. Pearls lager than this are very rare.

Most of the Atlantic scallop pearls are small and baroque in shape, less than 2 mm in size and falling under seed pearls. About 1 in 5 or 20% of harvested pearls of gem-quality, with the desired symmetrical shape, and color. The symmetrical shapes that were found were round, near-round, button, drop and oval.

Gem-quality Atlantic scallop pearls are white, off-white, or pale-tan in color.

The pearls are non-nacreous and do not have the luster and orient of nacreous pearls. However, the pearls have a silvery sheen, that complement the white and pale-tan colors of the pearls, an optical effect caused by the parallel calcite fibers on the surface, a 3-D effect, also known as a flash effect. This is similar to the chatoyancy caused in gemstones such as beryls, sapphires, quartz etc that produces a catseye effect or star effect, an optical effect caused by rutile fibers.

Above information about scallop pearls from https://www.internetstones.com.