Blister Pearls in Shells: Rainbow Lip, Madre Perla, Spiny Oyster & Abalone

jshepherd

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Enjoy a bit of natural blister pearl eye candy!

These shells were with us for a few weeks and I decided to take some iPhone shots to post.

Enjoy!

Beginning with Pteria sterna - rainbow lip!

Rainbow Lip Pteria Sterna Blister Pearl Shot 1Rainbow Lip Pteria Sterna Blister Pearl Shot 2Rainbow Lip Pteria Sterna Blister Pearl Shot 3Rainbow Lip Pteria Sterna Blister Pearl Shot 4Rainbow Lip Pteria Sterna Blister Pearl Shot 5
 
Ooh so very cool! I have 2 blister in shell pieces: Pteria Sterna (Thank You Douglas!), and abalone. The abalone farmer/seafood shop owner on the fishing pier in Monterey was highly entertained that I was more interested in the blistered shells than the abalone meat :) Nearly all the shells he had, especially the smaller specimens, had blisters, many blisters.
 
I believe some of these blister pearl shells actually passed through my hands to a certain buyer.
Brings back some fond memories.
 
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