Natural Paua Pearls
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Such a treasure! 
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The Pearl Head Nymph Has Arrived!
The Pearl Head Nymph Has Arrived!
It's here! It's here! The lovely fly pictured earlier in this thread has arrived and it's truly a beauty! Rob and Denise outdid themselves and my fly showed up yesterday in it's own royal red pouch with a certificate and other materials. As soon as I am able I'll post a picture or two. It's such fun! Well, Well--now, how to reciprocate. . . Certainly they have my fondest gratitude!
J Marcus
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Life's a beach and then you flounder--Hopefully you land among the pearls. . .
The Pearl Head Nymph Has Arrived!
It's here! It's here! The lovely fly pictured earlier in this thread has arrived and it's truly a beauty! Rob and Denise outdid themselves and my fly showed up yesterday in it's own royal red pouch with a certificate and other materials. As soon as I am able I'll post a picture or two. It's such fun! Well, Well--now, how to reciprocate. . . Certainly they have my fondest gratitude!
J Marcus
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html
Life's a beach and then you flounder--Hopefully you land among the pearls. . .
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Congratulations!
SteveM
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Would take this one step at a time. NZ Pearls, may we know the total carat weight of the pearls selected to date?
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Natural Abalone Ring
Natural Abalone Ring
Unsure of price for the natural abalone pearl necklace.
Will value once finished!!!! it is even more beautiful
than the photo. So is this ring
Denise
Natural Abalone Ring
Unsure of price for the natural abalone pearl necklace.
Will value once finished!!!! it is even more beautiful
than the photo. So is this ring
Denise
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Lovely ring!
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Hey Steve, I'm a woman -when it comes to beautiful things, I just want to know if it's within my reach or not! Of course though, you are right - NZ pearls - what length has been gathered so far, and what sizes are those gorgeous pearls? It is such a pretty piece, even without being completed.
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Paua: This is the Maori name for Haliotis Iris, the intensely colored variety of abalone native to the cold waters of NZ and Chatham Islands.
Value: Much can happen between now and the eventual sale of this totally unique necklace. So we are forced to speculate?a position strongly in favor of the seller!
Value: Much can happen between now and the eventual sale of this totally unique necklace. So we are forced to speculate?a position strongly in favor of the seller!
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A small Selection of Naturals
A small Selection of Naturals
Sorry about delay with replying.
The necklace weighs 28ct so far. We are
adding pearls as we find them. Will post
completed ONE day.
The ring is 18ct yellow gold with diamond
1.6ct natural abalone gem grade pearl. Value $1600.00U.S.
The attached selection of natural abalone freeforms weighs
16.53ct - Beautiful colours. Posting a new bug on
"Gone Buggy" today or tomorrow - watch out
A small Selection of Naturals
Sorry about delay with replying.
The necklace weighs 28ct so far. We are
adding pearls as we find them. Will post
completed ONE day.
The ring is 18ct yellow gold with diamond
1.6ct natural abalone gem grade pearl. Value $1600.00U.S.
The attached selection of natural abalone freeforms weighs
16.53ct - Beautiful colours. Posting a new bug on
"Gone Buggy" today or tomorrow - watch out
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My--the selection of naturals above is absolutely georgeous! Could you give us an idea of the range of sizes (mm) in that little group?
Marc
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Size
Size
The gold pearl on the far left is 2.21ct and 1.3 c.m.
Size
The gold pearl on the far left is 2.21ct and 1.3 c.m.
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Wing of a Pearl
Wing of a Pearl
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Here are some interesting pieces we call WING Shape.
These are formed in very interesting way.
Does anyone have any idea? - There may be a prize.
Are these wing shapes common in the Califorian or Mexican
Abalone.?
Wing of a Pearl
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Here are some interesting pieces we call WING Shape.
These are formed in very interesting way.
Does anyone have any idea? - There may be a prize.
Are these wing shapes common in the Califorian or Mexican
Abalone.?
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I would have to say that the type of pearl formation you show there is definitely not common in the Pacific--at least in my experience. I do have a very few shells that show at least the beginnings of formations like what is in the whole shell that you have posted, but I don't think that any of them are quite grown to that extent--with the possible exception of one that showed up in a Pinto abalone (H. Kamchatkensis [not sure of spelling. . . ]) of all things. They have quite thin shells. I only know the present whereabouts of a couple of them but as soon as I can find and photo them I'll post pictures. (It may take a while.) As for their cause I'm unsure, though it does seem that they are associated with parasites or some other pathology. I have at least one shell where it looks like the abalone has tried to create a separate layer to the shell inside of the original. Very interesting. It looks like the separate ones that you show may have been cut off of the shell. Am I right? My--you certainly have some interesting anomolies. Have you found anything like my "berry blisters?"
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Wing blisters
Wing blisters
In my experience this type of pearl formation is quite common in the Pacific.
It is probably caused buy physical damage or something foreign.
Paua have pearls (natural) or blisters that are caused mostly by physical damage or a reaction to something they don't like against the inner body of the paua.Animals that bore in from the outside of the shell to create natural pearls or blisters is not something I have seen in paua.
Wing blisters
In my experience this type of pearl formation is quite common in the Pacific.
It is probably caused buy physical damage or something foreign.
Paua have pearls (natural) or blisters that are caused mostly by physical damage or a reaction to something they don't like against the inner body of the paua.Animals that bore in from the outside of the shell to create natural pearls or blisters is not something I have seen in paua.
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