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Yes you are correct. I should have mentioned the fraud in the title. Yes this is correct as well, it may have a negative effect on the business at large and would in short be detrimental to the pearl producers. Feel free to delete it as it indeed as NO place in this forum.

We?ve been led to believe that a grain of sand in an oyster is what makes a pearl. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that simply isn?t true. It?s a myth. Pearl lore or marketing or both perpetuate that untruth. Pearls are not made from grains of sand. Let me be clear. Before pearls were cultured...

Agreed, but I think that for the information of potential buyers (the forum is spending a lot of time coaching buyers regarding their pearls), such article should be considered for the information of all. Maybe a "Reported Faux and Other imitation" Forum thread?

So the population replenish itself quite rapidly, as you would say "taux de renouvellement rapide", I take it that the collect is regulated by local laws and that the natural seabed is therefore protected from overfishing through stringent rules? No need to apologize, English isn't the native...

If diamonds are a girl's best friend, then pearls must be her sister. This year, the organic "gem" is making a comeback like never before. All over Chicago, business women off all ages are sporting attractive pearl earrings, rings, and necklaces of all sizes and colors. No longer limited to...

Yes but sadly it goes as inaccurate as the points raised by Pattye, hence perfume is alcohol based hairspray is polymer and alcohol and chlorine is an halogen (and a base!), so none are acid, but maybe this is being overly precise (yet accurate)...

hehehe yeah good luck inserting a 2.3 nuc into the auricle... As for the myth, it is part of the dream hence part of the marketing strategy...

Bravo... But you are looking for pearls on the sea bed or for shells with potential pearls. Very interesting!

Tourists the world over flock to Tahiti, not just for the beloved sun, but also to stock up on the island's gems: Tahitian pearls. Rare in their uniqueness and vivid color, each pearl is singular to the island, reflecting the glittering lagoons of French Polynesian coral islands. Le M?ridien...

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Pearls are synonymous with all things luxurious and few varieties of pearl jewellery typify this better than that of South Sea pearls ? which are amongst the largest varieties of pearls on the market and, as the saying goes, they are reassuringly expensive. If you?re after some breath taking...

If I may, the absence of knowledge is one of the culprit in this general disinformation, this thread is similar as the thread posted by Caitlin here (link). Chinese pearls may suffer from their own lack of traceability. I have seen sellers in the Philippines convinced that what they sold were...

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You may want to contact some of the people mentioned in this thread. Link to said thread.

Hi, just being curious, how do you harvest the pearls? is the Oyster condemned in the process or is the pearl removed by a tech?

Elyria Jewels is the heart and soul of luxury jewelry designer Elisa Browsh. She founded Elyria in 1996 after becoming inspired by the versatility of rare and unusual Tahitian pearls from the South Pacific. Browsh seeks the most unique and beautiful pearls available on the international market...

Thanks Sven, you are definitely quite accurate in your fictive measurements, the 16 mm at 5.9g is rather spot on! Thanks again for the feedback. Cheers.

Old thread but overlooked that part before. Question: shouldn't it be "a round golden south sea pearl with 12mm weights 2.6grams" as a 11mm with a mass of 2.6 grams would mean a material close to pure aragonite crystal... If not then could you develop on the nuclei used for such pearl? Given...

I am wondering about the status of Mafia Island Marine Park, in Tanzania... More often than not, aquaculture is on the wrong side of commentary relating to the environment and conservation. However, collaborative research in Tanzania by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Australia’s James...

Powdered nacre holds infinitesimal components that may be beneficial (for specific ailments that is, and NOT proven medically), this said it is a long way to say that it is a cure-it-all and production cost would be astronomical as well.