Recent content by nima

i just need to get myself some glasses or contacts maybe....

GREAT...GIA should close down..with such forums and experts who needs labs...keep up the good work...

oh they look soo similar ...the same shapes the same shine amazing ....how do you guys do this .....expertssss

OLd pearls OLd pearls wow..one look at a pic and you know ...pearl experts and why would i exactly want to smash my pearls...you smash all your freshies?...interesting time pass.pearl guides.....

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back of the pearlshttp://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2372/img8000yt.jpg

these pearls are from a place called thoothkudi in tamilnadu india.it was once called the pearlcity.the sizes are 9-15mm and shapes are all uneven.http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1079/img7998p.jpg

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CAn you help me id these pearlshttp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/1345549532474.jpg/

pearl composition thankx thats quite some info.i had read that the aragonite plates in salt water pearls are more compact than those in fresh water pearls.it was written that when doing the tooth test the freshwater pearls feel more grainy or gritty than salt water pearls due to the aragonite...

is there a diff in the composition between freshwater cultured pearls and salt water pearls.

thanx,that was pretty informative.what about external diff between freshwater and natural.subtle diff like caitlin had mentioned in "golden natural basra pearl post"about there being fine lines below the surface o natural pearls.

what am i supposed to see in x-rays of different pearls .can you post some x rays so that i can understand better.

they are from the lot, but what is that blemish,just curious.

what are these pearls.