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Old 06-27-2007, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by perlas
... if we think of good nacre quality/structure, maybe a thin-nacred pearl is possible to have great luster even without treatment. Doesn't great luster hide blemishes? Why can it hide a nucleus?"
Haven't yet found any measure of what is 'too thin' to allow lustre naturally... in mm, for any type of pearl (= nacre structure) or quality. That's where the question in the previous post comes from. Since nacre is translucent... it should have different properties from different thickness. Anyone knows how this works exactly?



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Originally Posted by perlas
Also, as I've seen in fwps, in some pearls (they're usually in the multi-colored strands), there can be that mirror-like shine when placed in incandescent/ pearl lights.. they can have that metallic mirror shine (but in daylight, you can see some depth unlike in overly treated and fake pearls).
Yes Sir! That's why we love them to death
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