GIA DNA Techniques Applied to the Identification of Pinctada Fucata Pearls from Uwaji

[GemGeek]

Read the article from Gems and Gemology on Akoya DNA ID.

https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/s...applied-to-the-identification-pinctada-fucata

 

[juliebeth]

The modern version of the "poison pearl"!

 

[Marianne]

Very cool! Thanks Blaire!!!

 

[SunSeeker]

Fascinating!! Thanks Blair!

 

[BWeaves]

What's a "poison pearl?"

 

[juliebeth]

The one fwp placed in a strand of naturals...casually indistinguishable from the rest. Used as a way to be able to identify your strand if they are stolen....example is Hisano’s double strand of naturals that Jeremy got her a few years back. Looks like soon one will be able to genetically ID one’s pearls!

 

[BWeaves]

Oh, that's right. I'd forgotten. Thank you JB!

 

[pattye]

Thanks for posting this link, Blaire, what a helpful tool to have.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

That is so interesting juliebeth-- I never heard of that.