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Old 09-30-2007, 07:48 PM
Valeria101 Valeria101 is offline
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Originally Posted by GemGeek
Sort of a catch-22.
Second that.

I sort of remember that there is an 'official definition' (that no one uses) by CIBJO - where 'accepted treatment' is polishing and sun bleaching. I.e whatever minimum is documented for natural pearls since documented pearling time begun.

Now the 'Chocolate' often come with a strange claim of three parts: that the treatment 'does not involve dies or heat and is stable in normal wearing conditions'. I believe this is all that the original manufacturer of the color would disclose about their secret potion. And now everyone says the same Would you think they might be feeding cocoa to the mollusks or something ?
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