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Book Review: Renee Newman’s Latest Book: “Pearls. Their History, Sources, Types and Qualities” The Newest and Most Comprehensive Guide for Pearl Enthusiasts By Douglas McLaurin Renee Newman’s latest book on pearls is an exceptional addition to the world of gemology literature. Published just...

Lovely people and Lovely pearls go hand in hand...or neck in neck (or earlobes & fingers!) in these photos! Wishing ALL a Blessed weekend!

I fully agree with @Pearl Dreams assesment

Talk about a rock and a hard place. Nowhere else to go but rock-bottom with this item.

Oriental Gem Lab? Sounds like a scam.

What a scam! Scum scam!

Between a rock and a hard place! What made you believe this could be a pearl at all?

I agree with @Lagoon Island Pearls Difficult to evaluate...but the pearls look lovely. Due to the time period and the location, it makes sense to say these are indeed Scottish River Pearls...but often times we all make mistakes properly identifying the places or time-periods. A proper pearl DNA...

Thanks for the share! Loved the article and to see so many familiar faces in the photos. I wish I could have been there!

I do have Pinctada mazatlanica pearls...not too many, but a few!

These are all tissue-nucleated freshwater pearls...to answer your first question.

Some of those pearls look like "small" fireballs...what size range?

I already have mine!

These certainly look to be of the "Golden Lipped" variety. And golden pearls are being produced today! So, they are commercially coveted! Try Jewelmer in your browser search. Different locations will yield different colors...

Excellent video!