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http://vimeo.com/59023816 this is the website with video and information about Andy Bardon's quest. The website is a big slow but worth a view. It is mostly photos, look at the Black Pearls.

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Hi, Have you read that thread (link here). You may want to contact Ravikiran Bhat, ravikiran.pearl@gmail.com

If I may and doing abstraction to the size reference. The blemishes as seen in the picture do appear to confirm the "cultured" provenance. Those deep line do appear way after the pearl sac formation. Usually those are found on pearls that are quite close to the adductor and retractor muscles...

You may try to PM loloperle. link here.

By Kathryn Bishop Pearl supplier Raw Pearls is set to host a spring seminar at Holts Academy of Jewellery in London, offering retailers and Holts students a better understanding of pearl types. The seminar, which will take place in the afternoon of April 3, aims to dispel the mysteries...

Published March 26, 2013 by Anne-Laure Radio F1 Tahiti. Very good results for the sixth auction of Tahitian pearls, held Sunday and Monday by GIE Poe o Rikitea. 248,855 beads were sold for a turnover of 2,663,160.46 USD. A beautiful sale, therefore, that exceeds the expectations of GIE had...

As you have certainly read the whole thread, the measurements used by Sven are: "only fictive to give an 'example' this was not based on a actual pearl/s"... therefore the 16 mm at 5.9g was rather spot on... mean to say for a fictive measurement is it quite good considering a ρ of 2767... You...

Hi, would you care to develop this sentence? Are you solely referring to the Indonesian market or do you include other countries as well?

beautiful story. I believe this is the thread: The Story of my Bahraini Pearls

Some more information: as seen here. An article by Maeve Kelynack Skinner. Bahrain's history goes back a long, long way. How long? Well, consider this: The Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia (now Iraq) – widely believed to be the first to discover the art of writing – etched man's earliest...

as seen here. Published time: March 21, 2013 18:23 China?s coastal waters are experiencing severe pollution, with the size of the worst affected areas up 50% on last year according to The State Oceanic Administration (SOA). The SOA, found that 68,000 square kilometers (26,300 square miles) had...

Thank you. this thread is correlated although being a summary from a lecture by Dr Safar. link.

The Epic of Gilgamesh or why Unlike Rolls Royce, Bahraini Pearls Are a Good Investment... This is a blog authored by Eva the Dragon posted on Feb 2012: From Left to Right - Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo, Salman Mattar, Jacques Cartier, Mugbil Al-Tbukair and a pearl expert Like Jacques Cartier who...

An article from The National. (not dated) DUBAI // Overlooking the abras and wind towers of Dubai Creek, Jamila Bu-eisha reflects on the treasure that brought the Gulf its first taste of wealth. "In myths and legends, pearls were associated with beauty, longevity and perfection," she says...

Rak pearls Pearl Farm is the only company in Ras Al Khaimah that produces cultured pearls. The company stands to its corporate slogan which is "Reviving Pearling Industry Luster". With this mission, Pearl Farm combines science and traditional technique in producing high quality cultured pearls...

most welcome. Caitlin might have more info, sadly on my side I have only a few references for the Red Sea : Jackson, 1916; Monfreid, 1937; and Webster, 1978. As for the rest of the Gulf, in December 2007, the Dubai Multi Commodoties Centre began promoting its pearls** in conjunction with...

Thank you for the feedback. Very interesting (although post was about linguistic eventually... :o ) to see that even a fashion industry like Chanel uses 'faux' pearls.

Hi, you might be interested to read this: link here. and this is what I thought about the overall setup/location: link here. please take note that the above is purely an academic opinion based on some research.

thank you for the feedback. maybe the term 3.5 was indeed a reference of mass, you confirmed that the pearls were small with the largest being at around 7mm. however variation on the theme may have overlooked the mass while keeping the coined term of 3.5 for reference...?