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Old 08-14-2008, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jshepherd View Post
I've heard that glass has been experimented with in the past but it did not work. Mikimoto tried it before mussel shell and was unsuccessful. I have also heard it was tried in Tahiti (but I cannot find a reference) and the resulting pearls were no good because the glass had a tendency to break when drilled.
Not to mention that contraction and expansion rates are not relative.
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