Shell Pearl
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 SHELL WITH PEARL SMALL 2011 SWAROVSKI 1120198 $46.50 Time Remaining: 19d 13h 27m Buy It Now for only: $46.50 |
 Swarovski Crystal 2 1 2 Open Shell with Pearl Oyster Clam MIB 014 389 $125.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 6m |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SHELL WITH PEARL 1120198 BNIB $52.95 Time Remaining: 10d 12h 3m Buy It Now for only: $52.95 |
 Swarowski Crystal Shell with pearl small $35.00 Time Remaining: 28d 11h 44m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
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 Swarovski Clam Shell with Crystal Pearl Figurine 191692 New Box RARE collectible $54.99 Time Remaining: 1d 21h 2m Buy It Now for only: $54.99 |
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 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SHELL WITH PEARL LARGE $115.00 Time Remaining: 17d 20h 30m Buy It Now for only: $115.00 |
 SWAROVSKI SHELL WITH PEARL 0014389 $127.99 Time Remaining: 1d 17h 14m |
 Swarovski Crystal LARGE SHELL with PEARL Mint in Box COA $79.95 Time Remaining: 17d 8h 8m Buy It Now for only: $79.95 |
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 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SHELL WITH PEARL 014389 BNIB COA $149.95 Time Remaining: 23d 15h 4m Buy It Now for only: $149.95 |
 Virtual Media RAINBOW SWAROVSKI Crystal CLAM SHELL w PEARL Large $39.99 Time Remaining: 25d 11h 39m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 SWAROVSKI SHELL WITH PEARLNEW IN BOX $133.00 Time Remaining: 11d 13h 59m Buy It Now for only: $133.00 |
 Swarovski Large Crystal Shell w Pearl $49.99 Time Remaining: 2d 19h 51m |
 Swarovski Oyster Shell with Crystal pearl $58.99 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 26m Buy It Now for only: $58.99 |
 SHELL WITH PEARL SWAROVSKI 14389 $153.95 Time Remaining: 16d 10h 37m Buy It Now for only: $153.95 |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SHELL WITH PEARL 014389 MIB COA $129.95 Time Remaining: 23d 13h 39m Buy It Now for only: $129.95 |
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 014389 Shell with Pearl Fish Marine Crystal Figurine Swarovski MIB $145.00 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 29m Buy It Now for only: $145.00 |
 Swarovski SHELL with Crystal Pearl $39.00 Time Remaining: 24d 18h 41m Buy It Now for only: $39.00 |
 Swarovski Open Clam Shell with Pearl MIB $99.99 Time Remaining: 3d 16h 50m |
 Swarovski Shell With Pearl NIB $159.99 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 15m Buy It Now for only: $159.99 |
 HUGE CRYSTAL OYSTER SHELL w PEARL FREE SWAROVSKI PRISM $37.99 Time Remaining: 18d 21h 6m Buy It Now for only: $37.99 |
 NEW SWAROVSKI SHELL WITH PEARL SMALL 1120198 BRAND NEW IN BOX NICE FREE SHIPING $49.99 Time Remaining: 8d 11h 47m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 1120198 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SHELL WITH PEARL SMALL $58.00 Time Remaining: 4d 8h Buy It Now for only: $58.00 |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL OPEN SHELL WITH PEARL 014389 NEW $125.00 Time Remaining: 20d 22h 47m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 Swarovski Silver Crystal OPEN SHELL WITH PEARL MIB $179.99 Time Remaining: 22d 19h 20m Buy It Now for only: $179.99 |
 Austria Crystal Figure OPEN CLAM SHELL PEARL $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 29m |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL LARGEOPEN SHELL WITH PEARL FIGURINE 14389 $189.99 Time Remaining: 24d 11h 38m Buy It Now for only: $189.99 |
 Swarovski Shell shining in Light Azore with White Crystal Pearl Inside 1120198 $50.00 Time Remaining: 4d 5h 2m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 Swarovski Large Shell W Pearl Figurine NIB $175.99 Time Remaining: 9d 10h 47m Buy It Now for only: $175.99 |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL SHELL W PEARL BOX COA GREAT $185.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 40m Buy It Now for only: $185.00 |
 Swarovski Crystal FIGURINE Shell With Pearl 80740 80740 $189.95 Time Remaining: 21d 7h 36m Buy It Now for only: $189.95 |
 SWAROVSKI FIGURINE SHELL WITH PEARL B NO C S524 $84.95 Time Remaining: 5d 9h 53m Buy It Now for only: $84.95 |
 1075308 Pearl Oyster vintage Rose Sea Ocean Shell Swarovski MIB $333.00 Time Remaining: 7d 9h 17m Buy It Now for only: $333.00 |
 TWO 2 Austria Crystal Figures OPEN CLAM SHELL PEARL $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 31m |
 SWAROVSKI FIGURINES SOUTH SEA SHELL SHELL W PEARL SELLING LRG COLLECTION $129.95 Time Remaining: 12d 10h 34m Buy It Now for only: $129.95 |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL GLASS PEARL in OYSTER SHELL In ORIGINAL Box $89.99 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 25m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 SWAROVSKI SHELL WITH PEARL SIGNED BY DESIGNER 14389 $185.00 Time Remaining: 13d 20m Buy It Now for only: $185.00 |
 Swarovski Shell with Pearl 7624 055 000 014 389 $159.00 Time Remaining: 7d 4h 8m Buy It Now for only: $159.00 |
 NEW SWAROVSKI SHELL WITH PEARL 014389 BRAND NEW IN BOX FREE SHIPPING $159.98 Time Remaining: 5d 15h 41m Buy It Now for only: $159.98 |
 Iris Arc Crystal Colored Shell With Pearl Sea Spirit Collection Rainbow Crystal $35.00 Time Remaining: 2d 8h 54m Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 HUGE CRYSTAL SUMMER OYSTER SHELL COLLECTIBLE w PEARL FREE SWAROVSKI PRISM NEW $24.99 Time Remaining: 5d 12h 43m |
 SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL LARGE OPEN SHELL WITH WHITE PEARL $135.00 Time Remaining: 20d 17h 24m Buy It Now for only: $135.00 |
 Swarovski Shell with Pearl 14389 New in Box NIB $139.99 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 40m Buy It Now for only: $139.99 |
 Swarovski Shell with Pearl 7624 $155.00 Time Remaining: 19d 21h 6m Buy It Now for only: $155.00 |
 SWAROVSKI 7624NR55 OPEN SHELL WITH PEARL $195.00 Time Remaining: 17d 21h 46m Buy It Now for only: $195.00 |
 Swarovski Crystal Figurine Clam Shell with Pearl $44.44 Time Remaining: 24d 15h 16m Buy It Now for only: $44.44 |
 Swarovski Crystal Open Shell With Pearl 7624NR55 Mint in Box W COA $119.99 Time Remaining: 14h 9m Buy It Now for only: $119.99 |
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Little Mermaid and Flounder Cake Topper
Sale Price: $3.19  |
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Mother of Pearl Sea Shell Caviar and Salt Spoon - 2.5 Inch
Sale Price: $4.85 |
DescriptionThis beautiful salt and caviar spoon is made from Mother of Pearl. 2.5 inches in length. Made in Thailand. |
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Beach Seashell Sand Dollar and Starfish Cupcake Rings - 12 ct
Sale Price: $6.95 |
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Doo Wop Legends 1
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Description28 group classics brought to digital by Wayne Stierle. Includes the Edsels' BELLS. |
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Pearls in Boogie Shell
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Coastal Mermaid Siren of the Sea Ceiling Fan Light Pull Chain
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DescriptionCoastal Mermaid Siren of the Sea Fan Light Pull Chain |
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3mm Diameter Diamond Coated Tapered Bur
Sale Price: $14.70 |
DescriptionOne Tapered Diamond Coated Bur. For drilling, polishing stones, metal. |
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Dimond D1412 Luzerne Table Lamp, Mother Of Pearl
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DescriptionShade:Off-White, Finish:Mother Of Pearl, Light Bulb:(1)100w A21 3-Way Med F Incand Luzerne Table Lamp |
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Remington H9000 Pearl Ceramic Heated Clip Hair Rollers
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DescriptionDescription:Reduce the amount of time you spend styling your hair with these easy-to-use heated clip rollers. The Remington Pearl Heated Clip Setter combines pearl ceramic technology with ionic conditioning, sealing hair cuticles and reducing static to create long-lasting curls... |
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Concha Nacar de Perlop Natural Bleach Cream #3 Original Formula Facial Care Products
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DescriptionBuy Perlop Skin Lightening Treatments - Concha Nacar de Perlop Natural Bleach Cream #3 Original Formula 2.0 oz. How-to-Use: For best results, first cleanse face. Wipe face with wet washcloth. Mix Bleach Cream before applying to face and neck... |
Freshwater Pearl Earrings
The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes of pearls (baroque pearls) occur. The finest quality natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries, and because of this, the word pearl has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable, and valuable.
Valuable pearls occur in the wild, but they are very rare. Cultured or farmed pearls from pearl oysters make up the majority of those that are currently sold. Pearls from the sea are valued more highly than Freshwater Pearl Earring. Imitation or fake pearls are also widely sold in inexpensive jewelry, but the quality of their iridescence is usually very poor - and generally speaking, artificial pearls are easily distinguished from genuine pearls. Pearls have been harvested and cultivated primarily for use in jewelry, but in the past they were also stitched onto lavish clothing. Pearls have also been crushed and used in cosmetics, medicines, or in paint formulations.
Freshwater Pearl are a kind of pearl that comes from freshwater mussels. They are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusive to China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires that freshwater pearl be referred to as "freshwater cultured pearls" in commerce.
Almost any shelled mollusk can, by natural processes, produce some kind of "pearl" when an irritating microscopic object becomes trapped within the mollusk's mantle folds, but the great majority of these "pearls" are not valued as gemstones. Nacreous pearls, the best-known and most commercially-significant pearls, are primarily produced by two groups of molluscan bivalves or clams. A nacreous pearl is made from layers of nacre, by the same living process as is used in the secretion of the mother of pearl which lines the shell.
Freshwater Pearl Earring harvests are typically bought while still in the shell. After harvest the pearls are delivered to a first-stage factory, which is responsible for cleaning and sorting the pearls by size and shape. After this process has been completed, the pearls are considered ready material for processing factories. These smaller factories perform the treatments [2] that are nearly universal to all freshwater pearls. The pearls are pre-treated (maeshori) in a warm and cold chemical solution and then bleached. The pearls that exhibit strong coloration will only go through the maeshori.
he grafting process begins by choosing a suitable donor mussel and cutting a strip of tissue from the mantle. This strip of tissue is then cut into three-millimetre squares. These squares are delivered to a technician who performs the operation. Unlike saltwater bead nucleation, this process is not considered difficult, and technicians need only minimum training to perform the operation. The technician creates small incisions on the upper valve, and inserts the tissue piece. A small twist of the tissue upon insertion is believed to create a higher ratio of round pearls. After the maximum number of grafts have been performed, the mussel is flipped, and the procedure is performed once again on the other valve of the shell.
Although the Japanese Freshwater Pearl Earring industry has nearly ceased to exist, it holds special historic value as the first country to cultivate whole freshwater pearls in Lake Biwa, using the Biwa pearly mussel (Hyriopsis schlegeli). The industry attempted a comeback with a mussel hybrid (Hyriopsis schlegeli/Hyriopsis cumingi) in Lake Kasumigaura in the last decade, but this venture also met with failure, with production ceasing in 2006. The pearl farm in Tennessee also holds special historic value as it is the only freshwater pearl outside of Asia, founded by the late John Latendresse, it continues as a tourist attraction. Today China is the only commercial producer of freshwater pearls, producing 1500 tons (2005) using the triangle shell mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) and several hybrids that have shown heterosis from several mussel species.
Chinese freshwater mussels were once grafted up to 50 times per shell, or 25 times per valve. This practice was common when the industry mussel was primarily the cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata). This mussel produced a high volume of low-quality pearls that came to be known as "Rice Krispie pearls" in the 1970s and 1980s. 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.
About the Author
I am Mohan read mathematics at Stanford and remained there for his MS. From 1998-1999 on researched in Evolution and in Animal Behavior in Camrbidge, UK. I was was then a professor in the departments of Anthropology and Biology, New Jersy College, USA. Now teaches at the department of Zoology. Carried out research in several areas of evolutionary biology, particularly in sexual selection and the comparative method.