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I was just thinking..... If the quality of pearl knowledge is enhanced by this course, there should be many more people who can talk about pearls intelligently, with each other and with pearl experts, starting with forum members. This alone will show people who has pearl knowledge, perhaps the...

I got quite a long PM from someone who educated me quite a bit about pig manure being sustainable, but didn't want to call me out in it, publicly. I asked her to post it here anyway, and said it was very acceptable to set me straight. I have eaten crow here, before. Then forgot about it. I am...

I agree with Pattye. They are the only freshwater pearls I have ever heard of that might match your wish. They come in a rainbow of pinks, purples, golds, turquoise- usually all in one pearl. Otherwise, as indicated by the several farms mentioned above, there are a number of salt water pearl...

One of the great things about this course is that it can be updated and/or edited - as soon as someone gets to it. I expect the refinements will be ongoing and highly responsive to feedback.

Those descriptions were so sensuous, they were pleasurable. it was almost like reading pearl ****. A description written by someone in love with his subject.

It is not part of "Pearls 101", yet Maybe it could be a part of "Pearls 201" or a special credit topic. TG shells should also be mentioned as a source of huge, but non-sustainable nuclei. We are not seeing huge beads made out of tridacna gigas shell on ebay as we used to 10 years ago. It...

I have gotten two contacts for pearls like this This one and another one that looks a like polished shell which is kind of more boxy than this one, But neither is pearl, they are polished shell.

I just saw this. Yes, I'll get a pic of that bracelet tomorrow. It has been worn it a lot, but it has a great style!

This topic is one of my high horses. Sorry to lecture like a librarian. I want the giant tridacna gigas clam to be preserved and conserved. There is nothing else like them in the world and Palawan certainly seems to be an epicenter for old, old clams. I wish Palawan would sue all the owners of...

I got that letter of inquiry. It did not come from the Barbish family. I have been in touch with 2 members of that family since we wrote the original article and one of contacted me. I had a Wikipedia battle with a character called "riptide' on the conversation page of the POA back in 2006-9...

Well, the first thing they might do is exploit all the myths and lies for local tourist propaganda - but they should not add to them! Palawan REALLY REALLY needs to de-emphasize the cash value and exploit the fact that they must stay on Palawan- except maybe for a Philippine National museum-...

Hopefully you will direct them to this editorial. The Tridacna gigas is already endangered and pearl nuclei from their shells is illegal. I think taking the shell out of the Philippines is illegal. Taking the pearls should be included, as they are part of the shell until detached. The Pearl of...

One more thought If even $10,000 were paid for one of these pearls, let alone a million- people would harvest every gigas in sight to cash in. It is better that they resist monetary value and the temptation to take them from Palawan. Perhaps the owners could rent them, so they can be on...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3753300/Fisherman-giant-34kg-pearl-worth-100million-kept-bed-TEN-YEARS-good-luck-charm.html well, I hope these guys do their research and don't get too high on the possible value. A good look at the story of the Pearl of Allah will show you that no one...

Wow! a Carnival Abalone on a float, doing the Samba! Delightfully out-of-the-box creation!.....

Those horrible Tahitians have been smuggled out for a long time. On one of the Tucson Pearl Walks, Judi McC, Jeremy, and I went to the "tent shows" at GL&W, where there is an acre of freshwater pearls- commercial grade. Judi took a photo of one of the Tahitians we saw there. It could not have...

Thanks for the story, Kathy. Too bad about the pearls, but the collection story is exactly what thousands and thousands of Americans did on Sunday picnics all through the 19th Century too. It has now about died out as a practice? I wonder........

Hey Norm!!! Always good to see you comment. I haven't seen you for a while, so it is good you showed up to remind us we have a real expert expert on American river pearls amongst us! We have a photo of you with Elisabeth Strack examining river pearls at the Historical Society was it? You have...

What an incredible piece of art to comfort you! The beauty of it alone, is comforting, let alone any meaning. Thank you for for showing us this lovely memoriam.

Hey bweaves! I wrote the first draft, well over 20,000 words. Jeremy was my editor - and what a masterful job he did! I put down the facts according to The GIA and Strack, and he added the magic.