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2. Baroque pearl - Wikipedia

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   Most Tahitian pearl farm harvests, which, for example, produce more than 40 percent baroque and semi-baroque pearls. Western Australia is currently the world's largest cultivator of pearls from Pinctada maxima gold-lipped oysters, whereas Tahiti is the number one cultivator of pearls from Pinctada margaritifera black-lipped oysters.

3. Majorica pearl - Wikipedia

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   Majorica pearl jewellery. Majorica is a Spanish company that manufactures hand-made pearls called Majorica pearls. [1] Now based in Majorca, the company was founded in 1890 in Barcelona. [1] In 1990, Gems & Gemology described Majorica pearls as "the most widely marketed and meticulously manufactured imitation [pearl] today". [1]

4. Imitation pearl - Wikipedia

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   Roman pearl is an alabaster core coated with a pearlescent material. [1] Shell pearl. Cut, buffed, and sometimes dyed nacreous portions of mollusk shells: Variations and alternate names include cat's-eye pearl, coque de perle (from nautilus shells), mother-of-pearl pearl (from mother-of-pearl), and hinge pearl (from the hinge of bivalve shells ...

5. 9 Antique Items You Could Sell for Thousands of Dollars

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   Fine craftsmanship and unique designs make antique jewelry highly collectible. Pieces from notable eras, like Art Deco or Victorian, or those with precious stones, can fetch high prices. For ...

6. Cultured freshwater pearls - Wikipedia

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   More than a decade ago the freshwater pearl industry of China shifted production from the cockscomb pearl mussel to the triangle shell mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii). The triangle shell produced fewer pearls, accepting only 12–16 grafts per valve for a total production of 24 to 32 pearls, but produced pearls of better quality.

7. Pearl - Wikipedia

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   The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality of natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. Because of this, pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable.