Recent content by Amy in IL

Yes sad business.

Maybe because I was thinking of the pearl as a seperate unit..and being greedy for one. Now thinking I need to do more research first.

Yes. Tbh I didn't think of that at all. I know the clams are protected so I don't know why it didn't come to mind. Thanks again.

Thank you Jeremy, I was so excited! And holy cow, how excited would I have been to get two tridacna pearls from a local with one flip flop??!! I probably would've peed my pants and given it all away. LOL WOW!!! Thank you for the recommendation on the tridacna pearls. I am in contact with your...

Thank you pearlescence, I agree. I wasn't expecting much effort for what I paid for them. It was just a fun thing to do. Excellent explanation ericw, Thank you very much for that. Interesting to know what is going on. Thanks everyone!

Thank you very much. I will check this out.

Ok I will keep that in mind. Thank you very much for this input.

Awesome, excellent answer Ericw. Thank you. I'm happy to know exactly what it is!

I would agree. I didn't expect much effort for what I paid for them. But I'd just never seen this before. Do you know if it's bacteria that cause the nacre to deteriorate like that?

Will do. Thank you so much.

Thank you, I was thrilled to death to find it. I'd just die of excitement to get two tridacna pearls from a local with one flip flop!! OMG I can't even imagine!!

Hello, new to the forum but I've made a few posts now....anyways I wanted to ask if anyone has seen this before. This pearl came from a batch of "wish" pearls that I ordered for fun for my kids to open. I'm not big into the pearl party scene, but the kids like it and so I've ordered a few...

Hello, new to the forum but been collecting pearls for a while. Nothing serious. Wanted to share the find that started it all off. This tiny natural freshwater is only about 1.5mm. I found it in the bottom of my shell cleaning bucket after a day of shelling on the Rock River, a Mississippi...

Hello all, I'm new to the forum, but have been a pearl collector for a few years. I live in northern Illinois on the Rock River, and my pearl obsession started when I found a natural freshwater pearl after a day of shelling on the river (some species are protected because of overharvesting for...