conchology

[KAC]

Has anybody come across this website before: http://www.conchology.be


They have a huge collection of
Natural Pearsl not to mention a huge collection of shells and other odds and ends.

 

[Valeria101]

Yes... I must have picked that address up from this forum a while back.

Otherwise, this old & obscure science (with its associations, journals, etc.) is a nice source about everything with a shell and pearl-making potential in general.

There's lots to look into:

http://www.conchology.be/en/collectingshells/clubssocieties.php

 

[john675]

Thanks for the link - I hadn't seen it before you posted. Very interesting resource on the shell world.

 

[pearlescence]

Fascinating - all too easy to spend hours poking around in this site. Much thanks for the link.

 

[KAC]

ya I think I spent an hour last night looking at all the shells and crabs - some very cool stuff.