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- Title
Large Baroque Multicolored Conch Pearl.
- Authors
Hyatt, Akira
- Abstract
The article describes the baroque non-nacreous pearl that was received by the New York Laboratory of the Gemological Institute of America for identification. It appeared that the pearl was of natural origin and from the Strombus gigas mollusk, commonly referred to as the queen conch, based on the standard gemological testing conducted by the researchers. Patches of orangy pink, white, orange, orange-brown and a small patch of purple were displayed by the pearl. The researchers assume that the pearl may have grown in or near one of the folds of the mollusk shell because of its shape.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); PEARLS; QUEEN conch; STROMBUS; INVERTEBRATES; SEASHELLS; GEMOLOGICAL Institute of America
- Publication
Gems & Gemology, 2008, Vol 44, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
0016-626X
- Publication type
Article