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  I. Introduction to Blister and Mabe Pearls - Ultimate Guide

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  • Published: 07-09-2021, 07:55 PM
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  I. Introduction to Blister and Mabe Pearls - Ultimate Guide

  

  I. Introduction

  
  Blister pearls -and Mabe pearls, their modern equivalent- have been coveted, enjoyed, and worn for Centuries. But these products are not equivalent to actual pearls. Most pearl farmers consider Mabe pearls (also known as “Half-Pearls”) as a side-product, used by pearl farmers to supplement their yearly income.
  
  These pearls can be considered as “Pearls-on-a-Shell”, since they will be attached to the mollusk’s inner shell, either...

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  "New Pearl Oyster Species": Pinctada persica

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  • Published: 07-01-2021, 03:19 PM
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  "New Pearl Oyster Species": Pinctada persica

  On a controversial note, the SSEF lab in Basel, Switzerland, has introduced the world to a new pearl oyster species, aptly dubbed as Pinctada persica: a unique mollusk species that is only found in the Persian Gulf. This would be the first time -to my knowledge- that a pearl oyster species has been identified by its genetic markings or DNA. Previously, pearl producing species have been described and identified mainly by its shell and anatomical traits, but this is a new era of technological advances...

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  Instagram Live Interviews on @pearlcpaa

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  • Published: 06-28-2021, 05:40 PM
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  Instagram Live Interviews on @pearlcpaa

  Jennifer Heebner and Kathy Grenier of the Cultured Pearl Association (CPAA) have been very active on Instagram and have done many interviews to friends and some of the movers-&-shakers in the Pearl Industry. If you have not discovered these interviews you are missing on something special!
  This is the list of all interviewees to date whose segments are live on @pearlscpaa Instagram TV. Click the name to watch the episode!

  • Barbara Heinrich of Barbara Heinrich Jewelry
  • Justin Hunter of

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  The Genus Pteria Scoppoli 1777

  The Genus Pteria Scoppoli 1777

  The family Pteriidae is composed of three or four genera, and pearl oysters belonging to the Pinctada and Pteria genera are -of course- the most important from our point of view.
  
  Taxonomy
  
  An old name for this species is Magnavicula, which means “Large Wing”, with the “new” -Pteria- name originating after the Greek word “Ptero” which translates into “wing”, hence the name of “Winged oysters”.
  
  These species are identified by...

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  The Sustainability Corner – Issue 2

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  • Published: 06-09-2021, 11:34 PM
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  The Sustainability Corner – Issue 2

  

  Sustaining Life with Pearl Farming

  
  One of the most important aspects of pearl farming is its inherent ability to protect and create more life than the one that was available previously. And what do I mean by this? When you start a pearl farm in a location, you begin with a resource that has already been “pillaged & plundered”, probably for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. As an example, we have the pearl fisheries of the Persian Gulf -whose pearls were adorning...

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  Tahitian Pearls

  Tahitian Pearls

  Tahitian Pearls Defined
  
  Tahitian pearls are bead-nucleated pearls grown in the gonad of the Pinctada margaritifera mollusk in French Polynesia.
  
  
  
  Tahitian Pearls - Among the Most Beautiful in the World
  
  Tahitian pearls are produced in the black-lipped oyster Pinctada margaritifera, in and around Tahiti and the French Polynesian islands. This oyster itself is quite large - sometimes over 12 inches (30 cm) across and weighing as much as 10 pounds (4.5...

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  Cultured Pearls

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  Cultured Pearls

  Cultured Pearls Defined
  
  A cultured pearl is any pearl grown with the influence of human intervention.
  
  Cultured Pearl Formation A pearl is formed when a small irritant or parasite penetrates and lodges in the mantle tissue of a mollusk. In response, a substance called nacre is secreted, and the creation of a pearl begins. Nacre is a combination of crystalline and organic substances. The nacre builds up in layers, as it surrounds the irritant to protect the mollusk, and after a...

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  A review: The History of Pearls in the Gulf of California, Mexico Part 4

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  • Published: 05-27-2021, 01:40 AM
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  A review: The History of Pearls in the Gulf of California, Mexico Part 4

  

  ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE CCCP

  
  There was a positive ecological aspect of this venture: the pearl farm itself acted as a gigantic breeding station for the pearl oysters. When you consider that this farm contained between 8 to 10 million pearl oysters and let us say that at least one-third of these had reached ****** maturity (2.6 to 6.6 million individuals), it is very evident to see the astounding positive impact that this commercial operation would have in restocking...

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  CIBJO Jewlery Industry Voices Webinar

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  • Published: 05-21-2021, 06:15 PM
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  CIBJO Jewlery Industry Voices Webinar

  

  CIBJO Webinar - Diversity & Design

  
  The ‘Jewelry Industry Voices’ online seminar series looks at issues of interest in the jewelry business from the perspective of industry figures.
  
  
  This event discusses how growing diversity is impacting jewelry design, and the steps the gem and jewelry industry needs to take to become more inclusive.
  
  The list of panelists for this discussion are:
  
  ✦ Marvin Linares - Owner, Marvin Douglas Jewelry...

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  A review: The History of Pearls in the Gulf of California, Mexico Part 3

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  • Published: 05-08-2021, 05:20 PM
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  A review: The History of Pearls in the Gulf of California, Mexico Part 3

  THE FIRST COMMERCIAL PEARL OYSTER FARM IN THE WORLD
  
  It is at this particular crossroad that we find a Mexican-French Medical Doctor by the name of Gastón Vivčs, attempting what very none had tried before: initiate a commercially viable, large-scale pearl oyster farm to produce shell and pearls. The Vivčs family owned a pearl fishing armada in La Paz, Baja California Sur, and they were experiencing diminishing profits every year, thus wanting to revert this trend we find Gastón Vivčs...

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