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A south sea pearl is one that is produced by a mollusk named as Pinctada maxima. Recently, these pearls are cultured in areas around the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Myanmar, Philippines, Australia and Indonesia. The south sea pearls are among the largest pearls in the world. The average size is about 13mm and it is available in a range of different sizes, like 9mm to 20mm.

The south sea pearls grow to a much larger size. This fact is associated to different reasons like the larger size of the mollusk in which it grows, the period of time the pearl remains inside the oyster to grow, the size of the bead implanted in to it and the environment of the oyster. As the oyster is of a considerable large size, it can accept a bead of a larger size. This allows the deposition of the nacre layers at a very rapid rate around the nucleus, particularly in the warm water that helps in speeding up the oyster’s metabolism. Also the growth period of the south sea pearls takes a longer time as compared to the other pearls. These pearls are harvested after minimum tow years allowing for a larger size. more information here