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If you see something you like online and want opinions on whether they are real, you could post them here before buying. We'd be happy...

Maybe you can be open to larger earrings?

There are different species of abalone (seven just in California), some with softer colors. I have an abalone bracelet from Mexico with...

It definitely gives "shell". When I first picked it up I assumed it was some sort of mother of pearl, and pink is the dominant color...

I think it is abalone -- abalone shells have vibrant colors on both sides. The lighter side of the pendant could have been a mabe pearl...

There are green abalones but I haven't seen that color. The texture of the surface also isn't ridged like the green abalone pendants...

This is polished black lipped (Pinctada margaritifera), for comparison... lots of pinks and greens

Hello everyone! I am quite new to the whole pearl topic, even tho I’ve already read a lot of forums and information. I wanted to get...

I agree with Pearl Dreams. Pass on both. Also, the two items are completely different; one is long, one is short and graduated. I...

The first item, I think the brooch is akoyas but am not sure about the necklace. Photos aren't clear enough. I'd pass. The 2nd item...

I think it looks like mother of pearl -- but I'd also like to know what the back looks like. The vibrant colors have me wondering if...

Hi everybody. I bought this at a second hand shop. The guy told me it was abalone, but it looks more like a black lipped mother of pearl...

In addition to my earlier post with the pearl choker, my elderly neighbor left me this VERY long strand which does not have a clasp...

Hello- I was gifted this beautiful choker from an elderly (now deceased) neighbor. The clasp is marked 585 (14k gold) The pearls are...

I would say they are freshwater pearls, yes.