A Black Pearl

And for good reason.

A black pearl.

The pearl source 14k gold 6 5 7 0mm round genuine black japanese akoya saltwater cultured pearl necklace in 18 princess length for women 4 3 out of 5 stars 81 249 00 249. A pearl is a hard glistening object produced within the soft tissue specifically the mantle of a living shelled mollusk or another animal such as fossil conulariids just like the shell of a mollusk a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite in minute crystalline form which has deposited in concentric layers. The black pearl is a fictional ship in the pirates of the caribbean film series in the screenplay the black pearl is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Cultivated pearls have been seeded by a human introduced irritant.

With sails as dark as a moonless night and a hull painted to match this legendary ship of the seven seas was every inch a pirate vessel. Black pearls can be either natural or cultivated. Captained by captain jack sparrow she is said to be nigh uncatchable indeed in the first three films she either overtakes or flees all other ships including the interceptor regarded as the fastest ship in the. A natural black pearl is more expensive and mysterious than its classic off white cousins.

In the wild only 1 oyster in 15 000 contains a black pearl. For white pearls this average ratio is 1 oyster in 10 000. Built for action this ghost ship could outsail any other.