Moon stone
Pearl
Natural Pearl, or Moti, has been considered a precious gem since 2300 BC. True natural pearls form in the wild without human intervention and are extremely rare. Most pearls sold today are cultured, farmed within pearl oysters and freshwater mussels.
Unheated Untreated Starts from ₹2,000 per carat
- Element
- Water
- Hardness
- 2.5 to 4.5 on the Mohs scale
- Specific gravity
- 2.60 to 2.85
- Formation
- Several years in formation, layer by layer
- Worn on
- Little finger
- Chemical composition
- Calcium carbonate and water (CaCO₃ + H₂O)
- Mineral family
- Species Pearl
Deposits
Where It's Found
Quality
Said to bring