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There are no Tahitian pearl farms in Indonesia - only South Sea. If you're looking for white or golden South Sea you can buy locally produced pearls, but if Tahitian, they are imported to Indonesia from Tahiti.

These are Chinese freshwater pearls

Definitely not Mikimoto, and what is the deal with the way the clasp is attached??? :pat:

That photo belongs in a magazine! Perfection!

These are dyed Chinese freshwater pearls.

Wow, wow, wowzers!!!

I just got my copy! That was quick! I don't think there's anything quite like it out there.

These are all government dollars~

So the hcApo protein absorbs and stores carotenoids, which are the pigments that give shells their color. So they are selectively breeding shells that exhibit higher gene expression activity...

We are seeing a lot of deep colors come out of China, specifically with the new Edison-style, large beaded pearls. A recent study in the journal Aquaculture dives into how scientists are using genomic selection (GS) to boost the purpleness of the inner shells in triangle sail mussels, aka...

Earrings and pendants are stand-alone pieces, so pearls are specially selected for them. They tend to be perfectly clean or very close to it.

It looks like a real Mikimoto clasp. Yes, you may find blemishes on some of the pearls. That does not mean they are fakes. Mikimoto carries a range of different qualities. There is no way to tell what year the strand is from as far as I know.

Why not squeeze the butterfly bale together so it becomes a single loop? It looks like there's a knot in the middle of the bail now that is also getting dirty. You could also set a 14k bead next to the pendant on either side to cover the knots.

I've seen large clam shells at furniture stores, but they are much more prevalent in Asia. There's an area in China where they farm tridacna for the shell, so there are a lot of different things made from it there. I've never been in the market for one though so I haven't spent much time with them.

Yes, you wouldn't want to ship the shell overseas. It's protected by CITES.

I have seen giant clam shells for sale at stores. They are usually used for display in homes, offices, etc. The piece you have is nicely polished, so I imagine it might retail for $200 to $300.

The original poster learned in another thread this is not a pearl. What you have is not a pearl. It is a piece of shell it has no value. As you can see here at the following link, many people have come here with pieces of shells like this promoting them as pearls...

These are Quahog pearls -

I don't see Quahog pearls here. Three could be clam pearls, but I'd need to see additional photos. The others are beads.

Nice pairing with that blue bi-color! :love: