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Thanks so much to everyone for their help and kind comments. I haven't had a chance to have a good look at the whole site yet. Is there a section for jewellery suggestions? My daughter is keen to get back out. Our bag limit here is two abalone, per person, per day, and the weather at the moment...

Apologies for poor explanation. What I meant to say was that the pearl comes from the abalone shell you can see in the pics (both the underwater picture, and the picture of my daughter holding shell and pearl). It was not a blister pearl, but was under the meat of the abalone ("loose"?). We...

Thanks for the replies, it's much appreciated. Here's a pic of the not so nice back, as well as an underwater pic of when she found the ab! (We were actually testing out a new camera, as her old one had flooded on a previous snorkell trip!). I'm pretty sure there's no way she would want to...

Hi Jeremy, thanks for your prompt reply. Shall post a photo of other side (but in the morning, as it's getting late here! past midnight!). The other side does have a small "hole" in it, but you will see that in the photo. Thanks again. Cheers, Michelle

Hi my 13 yo daughter recently found this pearl in an abalone, whilst snorkelling Species found in: blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra). Found: east coast of Australia (New South Wales) We took it to a local jeweller (bearing in mind that we live in a semi-rural area!), and they seemed to think it...