Every day can be right one to make a great discovery and the protagonists of this finding, some French researchers, know this very well: during the excavation these researchers from the Laboratoire Archéologies et Sciences de l’Antiquité have brought to light the most ancient pearl in the world. Discovered in the Emirate of Umm al […]
The Pinna seashells are really famous for being the “silkworms” of the sea thanks to their particular ability to produce byssus, a totally natural textile material which is really fine and especially appreciated for the art of embroidery. But not everybody knows that these mussels are sometimes able to produce some pearls called Pinna pearls. […]
A normal day of fishing may become one of the most important discoveries in the pearl history: last june during a simple trawling beat a fisherman found a very unusual thing among the harvest from his net, a giant fossilized oyster. After being duly cleaned from the think layers of mud, this prehistoric mussel has […]
When we talk about Oyster pearls we normally refer to the cultivated ones, but it’s still possible to find some, even if rarely, in nature inside the oysters which spontaneously grow on the west coasts of United States and Mexico. Before the pearl cultivation started every single pearl came from natural findings and, because of […]
Usually pearls are produced – or cultivated – from mussels and oysters, which can give birth to the most known and appreciated types of pearls with the typical mother-of-pearl composition. But not everybody knows that even the most common clams are able to produce pearls without nacre. Theoretically every bivalve could be albe to produce […]
A pearl, to be appreciated, doesn’t necessarily have to be perfectly round or white: Feather pearls are really loved mainly for their irregular shape with reminds of a delicate feather with perlescent shades. This particular fresh water pearl comes to life from the Margaritifera Margheritifera, which can be mainly found in the Mississipi river; its […]
The more a thing is rare in nature the more it’s appreciated, and if this thing even possesses miraculous characteristics, like a considerably large dimensions, then a possible finding may become a discovery of highest importance. Last October two Philipine provinces had seen an incredible discovery, the extraordinary finding of a group of 8 Tridacna […]
There are many types of mussels which produce as many varieties of pearls, each one different from the others. The Scallop ones are produced by pectinidae family mussels, particularly by a special type called “Mano de Leon” for its strange shape which recalls a lion paw. This mussel is, conversely to the other mussels “without […]
The word “pearl” immediately recalls a precious round gem, white and flawless, a sybol of purity and elegance. But nature would be too predictable is it would donate to us the same things. Quahog pearls, infact, have nothing of white or perlescent since they aren’t made of mother-of-pearl at all, but more like ceramic. A […]
Free search
