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I apppreciate your posting here. You are onto something. You appear to be in an area that is producing a lot of NATURAL mussel pearls. These are special no matter how small and the large ones will command some cash. Let me put in my vote for your pictures. It would be a great service to this forum if you also took some pictures on site, where these guys grow. There really is not much pearling in rivers for natural pearls anymore. In many areas, the mussel population is small and weak. It is a sign of the health of the bear river- is that where you got them? that they are growing and producing pearls.
We had a teenager last year who stepped on a mussel and picked it up and it had a 7mm purple pearl in it- which he promptly gave to his girl of the moment. sigh. Anyway the shell had a purple iridescent lining. The mussels of North America produce a wide variety of natural colors and I love to hear stories such as yours.
Don't cook them first, if you want to retain the quality of the pearls!
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Caitlin  potamilus purpuratus American Pearl Mussel Where can I get a pearl from this mussel? |