D Daymon New Member Joined Dec 10, 2025 Messages 1 Location Western Australia Wednesday at 10:31 AM #1 Are these real pearls Attachments IMG20251210224631.jpg 853.5 KB · Views: 7 IMG20251210224649.jpg 695 KB · Views: 7 IMG20251210224613.jpg 862.5 KB · Views: 8 IMG20251210224548.jpg 863.4 KB · Views: 10 IMG20251210224631.jpg 853.5 KB · Views: 10
jshepherd Pearl Paradise Joined Jun 22, 2004 Messages 6,411 Location Topanga, CA Wednesday at 10:41 AM #2 It's a piece of Hyriopsis cumingii with attached beaded freshwater pearls. They are called blisters. The pearls couldn't be harvested because they broke from the pearl sac and attached to the shell so the shell was cut up and used this way.
It's a piece of Hyriopsis cumingii with attached beaded freshwater pearls. They are called blisters. The pearls couldn't be harvested because they broke from the pearl sac and attached to the shell so the shell was cut up and used this way.