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Yes, Pearlescence, They do seem to contradict themselves . . . except maybe that the last paragraph uses the term "unusually" large. I'm not sure what that means. Did you read this excerpt from Kunz' book? drilling of this pearl was of a very old style, being of that type in which a tube is...

On The Topic Of Drilling . . . On The Topic Of Drilling . . . Hi Pearl People & our CSI Pearl agents, Just a quick note about something I want to share. If you already are familiar with . . . just ignore. URL address: http://celebrityndiamonds.com/pearls-in-the-40s/ 21. January 2008...

Thinking about how to respond Thinking about how to respond Hi Pearl People, You have given me much to think about. In terms of recovering the missing pearls, I know that I may never recover them, but I believe this jeweler and his wife & son jeweler partners (all GIA graduates) still have...

Black & Blue Akoyas sporting knock-off Mikimoto clasps Black & Blue Akoyas sporting knock-off Mikimoto clasps Thanks, Caitlin. I will try to contact her. Do you think the clasp could be fake? Regarding the comment about a large drill hole: That sparked my memory . . . the second time I spoke...

How do you photograph true pearl orient? How do you photograph true pearl orient? Lauren, thank you for you kind words about Smokey !!! And, dear Valeria, for the gem lab resources and understanding why I am afraid to mail away my mother's necklace. I have been overloaded with learning...

Mikimoto questions Mikimoto questions Is there a gem lab in central California that I could hand carry my necklace to? I emailed the Mikimoto New York in May w/ questions and photos. They didn't answer any of my itemized questions, but graciously offered to "take a look" at them. I am just...

X-ray Photo of Pearls X-ray Photo of Pearls I forgot to say, the x-ray photo I previously posted is from GIA. Here is some text about it: X-radiography separates natural pearls (left) from bead-nucleated cultured pearls (center) and tissue-nucleated cultured pearls (right). Materials...

X-rays and my PhotoPseudo X-rays X-rays and my PhotoPseudo X-rays Valeria, when you say "not cultured at all" do you mean . . . the N word? Could that be possible? Here is a picture of pearl x-rays I found on the internet. The webpage says the pearls are, from left to right, . . . . . . . ...

Maybe 1930's Mikimoto ? Maybe 1930's Mikimoto ? If these pearls would have cost a lot of money, my mother could not have afforded to buy them back in the 40's or '50's. It is possible that her older sister by 20 plus years, my Auntie Alma, could have given them to her, because she loved...

More photos re: color of Mikimoto's More photos re: color of Mikimoto's In this photo you can compare the color to the white paper underneath and the white A- pearls. I ran out of paper towels and money (the dimes) :D but I will do a photograph like that. I think this photo is probably the...

center pearl - photos center pearl - photos I don't think all the photos went through . . so, try again. The original, unmodified photo taken under close florescent light. Any ideas about what is inside these pearls that causes these images? PearlPoor

Center pearls doesn't look the same Center pearls doesn't look the same Another Photo-Pseudo-Xray of Mikimoto UPO* * UPO = Unidentified Pearl Object Here is another photo shop morph of an over-exposed pix of my Miki necklace - the bottom strand in each picture (after re-stringing): same...

Photo-Pseudo-Xrays of my pearls Photo-Pseudo-Xrays of my pearls These are some some photos I took with too much light (I guess that's the problem - not a photographer) that I used to investigate Photo Shop, and the results that somehow came about. Strange pix. I wonder if the very bright...

Color of these pearls? Non-pearl expert's answer . . . Color of these pearls? Non-pearl expert's answer . . . I think they are chameleon. I always thought of them as silver-grey, even though my husband (of 9 yrs) calls them black. Good call, Jerin and others. All that I read about Mikimoto...

Thanks, Caitlin, for making this a separate thread. Do any of you know what my pearls are? I always called them "black pearls" and had no idea what that meant in pearl terms . . . but, now I have read more than 300 hours of pearl information. So, because of the sizes, it seems like they...

I am a newbie here. Always loved pearls (even wear them with jeans) - and don't really wear any other necklaces (except one red necklace - don't know what it is). My whole life I have worn and adored pearls (all given to me by my Mom before she died) and I KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING :rolleyes...