{"id":14207,"date":"2023-10-12T21:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T21:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borsheims.com\/blog\/?p=14207"},"modified":"2026-03-05T00:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:07:06","slug":"june-birthstone-pearl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borsheims.com\/blog\/june-birthstone-pearl\/","title":{"rendered":"June Birthstone: Pearl Color, Meaning & More"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Pearl: June Birthstone Quick Facts<\/h2>\n

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Pearl Color:<\/strong> Available in various colors with white being the most common
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Pearl Mohs Hardness Scale Rating:<\/strong> 2.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Pearl Symbolism & Meaning:<\/strong> Purity, elegance and wealth<\/span><\/p>\n

Pearl Zodiac Signs:<\/strong> Gemini and Cancer<\/span><\/p>\n

Other Recognitions: <\/strong>Gift for the 30th wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n

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What is a Pearl?<\/h2>\n

Pearls are produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. Pearls are often perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur.<\/p>\n

Pearls have been highly regarded throughout history, and in many cultures, they symbolize purity, elegance and wealth. Pearls can occur naturally or can be cultured by inserting a foreign object, often a small bead or piece of tissue, into a mollusk. The mollusk then secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, which make up its shell, resulting in a pearl.<\/p>\n

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Pearl Value<\/span><\/h2>\n

The value of a pearl can vary significantly based on several factors. Whether the pearl is natural or cultured will impact its overall value most. Natural pearls form without any human intervention and are found in the wild. They are extremely rare and thus very valuable. Cultured pearls are created with human intervention, where a bead or a piece of tissue is inserted into the mollusk to stimulate the pearl-forming process. Cultured pearls are more common than natural pearls and are generally much less expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other factors that influence a pearls value include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n