Thread: Misc question - why cut up the shell?
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Old 02-26-2008, 07:07 AM
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Yes, they make round beads to use as the nucleus of Akoyas, South Seas, Tahitians and, I believe, Sea of Cortez pearls. The especially thick shell from which these beads are formed comes from the Mississippi River.
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