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    thepearlsource.com issue

    Is this image the same? http://web.archive.org/web/20100204021314/http://www.thepearlsource.com/8-10mm-Deep-Green-Tahitian-South-Sea-Circle-Baroque-Pearl-Necklace_10_collection_92.htm This is a screen shot of the page nearly two years ago. This is a screen shot of the page more than three...
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    Pearl Sculpture for Oyster Bay

    http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/pearl-sculpture-a-gem-for-oyster-bay-1.3233583 This is an interesting piece. It would probably break her heart, however, to learn that pearls don't actually come from oysters.
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    Pearl-Guide.com is now on Facebook

    New threads are now being published on Facebook.com, so if you spend a lot of time on Facebook and want to see new threads as soon as they are started in your FB timeline, you can now "like" the Pearl-Guide.com Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pearl-Guidecom/268287969868686?sk=wall
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    Real or Fake

    There really isn't much value to them, but they are indeed real!
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    My Keshis

    Admin Mode. It was determined that the deleted posts were selling, which is not allowed. Neither is a seller contacting a member first.
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    Need advice with pearl dealers, Pearl Paradise, Mikimoto

    To the pearl - specifically hanadama - researchers who have stumbled across this page, possibly from a link - Why does the hanadama certificate only allow for a grade of very, very slightly blemished? You may have heard elsewhere that Mikimoto AAA are perfectly clean, so why isn't hanadama...
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    Mikimoto and Flawless Akoya Pearls

    It's the darn software. I still have no idea why it does that some times.
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    Pearl necklace

    Can you post a picture?
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    question about fwp per kilo pricing

    Hi Sharon I think a fresh start is a great idea. Do you have Pearls by Elisabeth Strack? It is a 700 something page book on Pearls. It is the closest thing to a textbook around. It's about $130.00 including shipping. The contact info is in our books and resources section. The Pearl course is...
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    NSFW! Uh... Okay, I never thought of pearls like that before...

    ROTFL! That's good, really snorty. It even more than makes up for the absent knotty snort!
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    Whats so special about Biwa pearls and....

    It is the same as calling dyed FW Tahitians
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    100 Inch Rope Challenge!!

    Hi Julie, That necklace is a class act. I love it that you took the bull by the horns and knotted it all!!! Those sapphires and gold roundels elevate it to a designer piece! Keep up the good work. cheeze, another redhead! Do all redheads have the creativity gene? (kidding, the redheads on this...
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    Marie Antoinette's pearls up for auction

    The necklace does not date to Marie Antoinette. It was made by the caretaker of the pearls. After Marie died, the pearls became the property of the caretaker who made this piece of jewelry for a daughter's wedding or something. It is time to recycle, and reuse the components.
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    Shakespeare on pearls & other pearly quotes

    All right! I love it! That's exactly what my mom taught me!
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    Applying For Membership-----

    I just looked at the whole thread again. A body of work that sings, "Pattye, Pattye,Pattye! But the uniqueness of the last pearls is one of the best yet!
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    strand lengths vs length of pearls

    Definitely 18 inches with the clasp, otherwise there would be no standard length as clasp sizes vary. A finished strand of 17.75 could also be about right for a strand that has just been knotted if the knots are tight. They should loosen up after a couple of wears and the strand will settle...
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    The Zanzibar Mabe initiative

    Good work Peter. I don't see why pearl production by locals wouldn't be a brilliant long-lasting project, unless some foreign greed gets in there.
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    Freshwater vs Tahitian

    If that one on the left with the clasp is freshwater, I want one!
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    Colored Stone magazine - March / April '09

    Having your article over here could be good for Colored Stone too.
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