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Originally Posted by Pearlgully  The beautiful strand in post #5 is CFW "keshi", atleast that is what I've always thought Chinese "keshi" evolved into. Also, I have always thought that the term "petal pearls" was just another name for the Chinese "keshi" especially when I first saw them hitting the market about four or five years ago.
Gail |
Yes, the petal pearls were the same thing. You can almost always tell by the shape. It is in the shape of a pearl sac, most often flattened by the mantle because a pearl is no longer in it.