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Would be my first guess prior to examination. Any other suggestions? They aren’t dyed. See second photo, I was trying to show the nacre is black (more brown than black actually)Dyed freshwaters!
Eggy/off-round shapes, size and colors all point to it.
I don’t think they are Tahitians. I had curiosity about figi perhaps? See photo 2 under polariscope…. These have nucleusI stick with dyed FWP.
Tahitians are not naturally brown or black, more like light gray or dark gray gray or greenish body color.
Dyed akoyas would be fully round and more uniformly dark, and now brownish.
Not Fijian, nor bead nucleated, sorry to say. These are dyed on the string freshwater pearls.I don’t think they are Tahitians. I had curiosity about figi perhaps? See photo 2 under polariscope…. These have nucleus
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@CortezPearls Hey this isn’t really related to this thread but the green pearls I was asking about in another thread, I noticed a dice on the back of it which is usually with the Mexico brand. So I did the FL in dark room, before room wasn’t dark and I think it might be fluorescing red but want your opinion?Great thread and input for @Supernova
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I do recommend you use a black/dark background when using a black lamp, this way you can observe the effect better and also avoid "frying your eyes" (UV bounces off and damages your corneas).@CortezPearls Hey this isn’t really related to this thread but the green pearls I was asking about in another thread, I noticed a dice on the back of it which is usually with the Mexico brand. So I did the FL in dark room, before room wasn’t dark and I think it might be fluorescing red but want your opinion?