[jewel457]

Hi Everyone,

Any collectors of Coconut Pearls and your thoughts on them! IP Delta most recent Newsletter has an extensive article.

My mouth fell open when I realized that I have actually tried to nibble on a few before. Yep! My excuse... I was younger then.

Thx!

[Kent]

which website has the article

[Pearls_by_Angela_Carol]

I though Coconut Pearls were a myth - having never been proven by actually seeing the coconut cut open and finding one.

[Zeide Erskine]

Hi Stephen,

What makes you think that? Coconut pearls are precipitates in dumb coconuts.

Zeide

[Pearls_by_Angela_Carol]

Well, from what I understand, the ones that are in existence were not presented with their original blind coconut. Also, I didn't think that there was anything in the in the cellulose meat that could cause a calcareous formation - in less than a year.

But then again I am not a Botanist...

[effisk]

Here's some info on the subject for those who haven't googled the term: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0901.htm#coconut

[Valeria101]

Coconut or conch, or something... you never know. Wanna look at some real' strange 'pearls'? CLICK then

[Satine De La Courcel]

I waws under the impression that "coconut" pearls were finally classified as a fraud????

[effisk]

Originally Posted by Valeria101

Coconut or conch, or something... you never know. Wanna look at some real' strange 'pearls'? CLICK then

what are these? Paris mushrooms? Or some kind of cork maybe?

[Satine De La Courcel]

I have hears of the cave perls and in one of my pearl books there is a picture, possibly pearls a natural history I will have to double check.. Glad I asked! Thanks!

Ash

[rcsl]

Hie there, ok well its been a while haven't discuss this topic online.
Ok let me clear this for you guys. This pearl is no ordinary ones. The colours and lusture are not the same. I heard there is an article which circa around 197X forgot which date where there is a prof lookin for in in the Straits times press. I'm from malaysia, chinese descendant. Wanna know more of this pearl? I don't claim i know all but.....if u ask some people they might know or either way cause some people don't seems to know it cos its so rare that its takes years , decades to find 1. Ok there are 2 types of this pearl. Dont mean by type its by lusture.

the normal ones are like the coconut meat but liked its hardened .2nd is the ones which is the same but its covers withs the coconut water/milk watever u call it. Which its called the maharajah. Ok i do owned a few of the coconut pearls. No joke. I even sent a pic to Dr.Brown aust gemologist but he told me the pic was not clear. By mail bythe way. Don't ask where 2 get it ok? The maharajah pearl was left down by my granddad the rest was collected in indonesia by some guy the sold it .
Its be a few decades since people started to ask about them again! If the is any questions pls do post again

[effisk]

I'm curious to see what it looks like.

Please do post a good picture of your pearl.

[Valeria101]

It really feels odd that there is no trace of these pearls in gemology papers, even if vanishingly rare or otherwise impractical materials do get attention. Perhaps folks just do not want to accept the idea? Or some other branch of science would be more appropriate o describe them?

The current AG has one article reporting unsuccessful ID of some non-mollusk-originating pearls and identification criteria:

"ANOTHER IMITATION ELEPHANT PEARL,
Grahame Brown
ABSTRACT
Artifacts purchased in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, which were claimed to be either “elephant pearls” or “bamboo pearls”, have been shown to be man-made objects that were manufactured from dense mammalian cortical bone. The identifying features of this biological gem material are presented in this paper."

[rcsl]

Hey are the pics. do enjoy them. What i can say is that do not ask me whether its real or not? Because this pics i what i found from research. The are the type that was talking about ...calcareous/ chalky but for maharajah it is different hope that you will enjoy it. The pic is for personal you only. But if u like to post it somewhere else pls do email for notice. Thanks for more question please ask.


http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/qwertyy_photos/

[rcsl]

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