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These large, luxurious black Tahitian cultured pearls have a beautiful round shape, medium luster, and an exotic appeal. They are set securely on posts of 18-karat white gold, the highest quality choice of gold for jewelry because of its durability and its excellent color. Secure push back closures hold the earrings in place. These versatile earrings go seamlessly from daytime to evening wear, and their silvery-gray color makes them easy to pair with a wide array of wardrobe colors and jewelry choices. The distinctive black color of the Tahitian pearl, which is actually more of a gray- or silvery-black, often with green overtones, comes from its cultivation inside the black-lipped variety of the Pinctata maxima oyster. These large oysters, up to a foot in diameter, are farmed on the volcanic atolls of Tahiti, where warm, nutrient-rich ocean create ideal environmental conditions for their growth. The oysters are pampered in the warm lagoons, and the pearls are kept inside them for a long period of time, allowing them to grow to their impressive size and develop multiple layers of lustrous nacre. Because of their sensitivity to the cultivation process, very few of these oysters survive to produce pearls, which is why Tahitian pearls are so rare and valuable. High quality cultured pearl stud earrings are a staple for any womans fine jewelry collection. But for a look that is more dramatic and distinctive than white pearls, consider black Tahitian pearls.