In the last century pearl’s world has been subjected to drastic evolution with the introduction of “pearl cultivation” which made this field a true industry, not only a simple extraction or manufacturing activity: this revolution started in Japan thanks to the world wide famouse pioneer of pearl cultivation, Kokichi Mikimoto, who in 1920 along with […]
Natural pearls are in and of itself great treasures to find in nature, but sometimes nature exceeds itself gifting us with even more valuable treasures like the Abernathy pearl, the most perfect freshwater pearl ever found on the coasts of Scotland. With its extraordinary weight of 44 grains this pearl is certainly not the most […]
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 […]
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