I'm concerned with the naming of individual pearls. Thanks for your efforts GemGeek but actually, I've been processing mabe's for some time now.
To Valeria101--Thanks for the information about the two named cultured mabe's. I'll have to look those up. The blister pearl in question is one that is approximately 1.25 inches (32mm) X 1 inch (25+mm) with a height of about 5/8 inches (16+mm)--kinda like a walnut! It's the largest single abalone blister I've seen or read of, but I'm not so sure that's all that good a basis for judging.
Although it's the largest single abalone blister I've seen, I do have some clusters of multiple blisters grown together that are larger--a couple, in fact, that rather dwarf it. I really have no idea about what to think about them. I'm still working on them, too. I'm taking it slow because I want to do them justice.
I'm thinking that if I name it, it's name will be the "Cascadia Moon." I'm located in NW Washington under Mt. Baker in the Cascade range.
Thanks for the replies. Any other opinions out there?
Regards,
J Marcus
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