Black Lipped Oyster
BLACK LIPPED OYSTER
Pinctada Magaritifera
(Black South Sea)
Oyster 150 - 250mm. Pearls 8 - 18mm
Grey, Black
The largest producer of these pearls is Tahiti or French Polynesia. Other producers include the Cook Islands, Hawaii, Marshall and Christmas Islands. For Magaritifera pearls only about 50% of the harvest is saleable with top quality gems representing only 5%.
