Recent content by narwal

Hello, again. Here are some more photos... I was able to figure out my camera's macro mode and had a better lighting situation. It isn't perfectly round, but it is quite close. I also had an opportunity to weigh it and it came in at 5 grams/25 carat.

That's just it -- it was indeed found on the ground. Well, in the water, actually, at a low tide of about ~0.2ft in a protected bay. The beach is very popular for shellfishing and is just littered with shells and teeming with live shellfish (I pulled several horsenecks, 4lbs of mussels and...

Hi, Bodecia! Thanks for the tip! I'll try that later...although, no flash was used in this photo. The glare is just from the abundance of sunlight in my space (lots and lots of windows and exposure). I will try again later and attempt to get my phone to macro mode, as well I don't have an...

Hello, all. My friend stumbled upon what appears to be a very large white pearl while we were clamming/oystering in the Puget Sound this past weekend. We were wondering if anyone had any input on what kind of (obviously large) mollusk it may have come from...or even if it is actually a pearl...