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Old 02-26-2008, 03:33 AM
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Ok, here you go--remember these are freshwaters, so are basically all nacre---
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The white pearls are about 8.5mm, The funky oval pearls larger, but difficult to actually measure. The "black peacock" do show a lot of colors. ***ALL FRESHWATERS*** but posted here to show faceting. These are likely not done with the same amount of care one would have to take with a Tahitian!

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so many pearls, so little time

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