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Pteridae Pteridae Pteridae by Dayang Dayang Yolanda Stern for Societe des Perles Fines Natural Pearl Society The Family Pteridae proper is misunderstood often. Most of them live in the coral reefs because they like the currents where the reefs survive best. The Pteridae delights in...

Princess Yolanda Princess Yolanda Hi, Caitlin, She says she is honored by your offer, and will submit to her own thread. Please contact her at YolandOStern@aol.com to guide her through the process of getting started. She does have another article ready. Happy 4th of July! Tom

Rejecting GIA opinions Rejecting GIA opinions Hi, Steve, First, thanks for all you are doing. VERY good work. My men are still hunting for a nice Nautilus blister attached by a thin stalk to the shell. I am not quite so ready to discount GIA certs. A thorough review of the various...

Nautilus Pearl Nautilus Pearl Hello, Societe des Perles Fines Natural Pearl Society, a California Non-Profit Corporation, will post photos of the Gubelin Collection of natural pearls that were given to GIA at the time GIA acquired the gem collection of the Gubelin Laboratory. I had the...

Nautilus Pearls Nautilus Pearls Hi, All, I now have two Nautilus pearls with GIA cert. Societe des Perles Fines Natural Pearl Society will be posting photographs of both. www.NaturalPearlSociety.org Sincerely, Tom

Natural Pearl Society Natural Pearl Society Dear All, Other key people in the formation of Societe des Perles Fines, a Non-Profit Organization incorporated under California law, include David Porter, Carlos Chanu, Tom M. Stern, Andrew Schoenecker, and Yolanda O. Stern. Everyone has...

Societe des Perles Fines Natural Pearl Society Societe des Perles Fines Natural Pearl Society Hello, All, After a huge amount of work, Jim Grahl and Chase Reif of Southern California have the website for the historic Societe des Perles Fines Natural Pearl Society just about ready to go live...

Shells Shells My guess is she will concentrate on pearl-bearing shells. Tom

Shell lesson #1 Shell lesson #1 Dear All, Princess Yolanda, who is our chief malacology expert, has initiated an education program for new members of our team. I plan to post these as they come out. As background, there are tens of thousands of varieties of shells in the Philippine seas...

Interpol Interpol Quote: Originally Posted by smetzler They clearly know who has been submitting the samples and are openly calling the use of Pen pearls fraud. Wouldn't be surprised if the information has already been given to Interpol or the like. Hi, Steve, I'll ask around if any law...

Interpol Interpol Hi, Steve, I'll ask around if any law enforcement agency has been alerted. Jewelers Vigilance Committee, of which we are members, may be able to push this through the US Department of Commerce enforcement divisions. Anyone who buys a pearl that on testing has such...

Labs Labs Hello, I heard a rumor that major pearl testing labs will meet in Bahrain June 2-4 to debate and try to reach agreement on testing reports. Many of us have the experience of a pearl being called keshi, then cutting it in half only to find the lab was entirely wrong because open...

Labs Labs Hi, all, I heard a rumor that on June 2-4, major pearl testing labs will meet in Bahrain to debate the various issues. Anyone else hear that? Best to all, Tom

Melo melo Melo melo Hi, That is a very fine specimen you have. Where are you? I am on my way to Asia and might be able to arrange to look at it up close. There are many large melo on the market, but most do not have GIA cert. My personal email is DrTKStern@aol.com Or you can look at our...

Naturals Naturals Hi, Based only on the photos, they look like natural saltwater to me; and nice ones. Tom

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Gift to Vatican Gift to Vatican Dear All, Now a number of people have looked at this pearl and see in it a miraculous Madonna and Child. As part of his thesis, my son, Thomas M. Stern, researched the giving of special objects to the Vatican. Because so many people agree he has a...

Will measure but I think about 10-12mm Will measure but I think about 10-12mm Will measure but I think about 11-12mm. Tom

Madonna and Child Madonna and Child Hello, Two of our employees, when they saw this pearl, pronounced it a miracle and named it Madonna and Child. Photograph by Jim Grahl. GIA cert as natural saltwater pearl. 2.75 carats. Thanks, Tom

Artificial Nacre Artificial Nacre Nacre, mother of pearls, can now be mass-produced By ANIMarch 26th, 2010 WASHINGTON - If you thought getting a natural pearl was a matter of chance, then here?s some news for you- artificial nacre, or mother of pearl, can now be mass-produced and that too at...