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2. List of pearls by size - Wikipedia

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   Pearls are a valuable gemstone and come in a number of sizes. This is a list of the biggest pearls. Context ... 48.51 mm (1.910 in) [b] [c] [3] Burma Pearl 2000

3. Pearl - Wikipedia

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   The original Japanese cultured pearls, known as akoya pearls, are produced by a species of small pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii, which is no bigger than 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in) in size, hence akoya pearls larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly priced. Today, a hybrid mollusk is used in both Japan and China in the ...

4. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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   (10) Pearl (5 pt, ≈1.764 mm) and (11) Diamond (4.5 pt, 1.5875 mm). Fonts originally consisted of a set of moveable type letterpunches purchased from a type foundry .

5. Cultured pearl - Wikipedia

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   The original Japanese cultured pearls, known as akoya pearls, are produced by a species of small pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, which is no bigger than 6 to 8 cm in size, hence akoya pearls larger than 10 mm in diameter are extremely rare and highly priced.

6. Marble (toy) - Wikipedia

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   They vary in size, and most commonly are about 13 mm (1 ... Sizes may vary, but usually range from about 0.5 cm to 3.5 cm in diameter. ... Pearls – opaque with ...

7. Pteria penguin - Wikipedia

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   The maximum diameter of the pearls is about 13 mm (0.5 in). Because the shell valves of this species are so thin, it was beyond the competence of nineteenth century oyster culturists to use it for pearl production. [2]