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Pearls are the most romantic of gemstones, perhaps because of the ancient legend surrounding their first appearance. Myth has it that the first pearls were made when Venus, the Goddess of Love, came out of the sea shaking herself dry. The water droplets that propelled off her body reputedly hardened into pearls and fell back into the sea.
While pearls are ideally round, perfectly round pearls are as rare as totally unblemished ones and those that do exist command exorbitant prices. Usually, pearls range from "all round" to "mostly round." Other shapes include button, drop, mabe, keshi, baroque or circle (round with groves).
