Cultured Pearl farms of China

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

As seen here (link).
All Photos are taken by R.W. Hugues and Wimon Manorotkul.
I already placed the link in this forum but thought it would interest some viewers to see the photos taken by the Gemnological Association of Hong Kong (pearl group) in various Provinces.

1 In Changde freshwater pearl farm, Hunan Province.


2 In Fukui Nuc Factory,Huangpo, Sun Chow, Hoichukui, Guangzhou Province.


3 In Liu Sha Pearl Farm, Liu Sha, Lei Zhou, Zhanjiang, Guandong Province.


4 In Xunliao Pearl Farm, Huidong County Guandong Province.



I personally found those picture extremely interesting, there is a lot of information posted here. A picture is really worth a thousand words.


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[lisa c]

Thanks for taking the time to do this Cyril! I appreciate not having to download from a link since I only have a phone, currently. You've been great.

 

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

Thanks for taking the time to do this Cyril! I appreciate not having to download from a link since I only have a phone, currently. You've been great.

You are welcome. Thanks.

 

[Amrita]

Wonderful - those are stunning pics, Cyril! Thanks for showing us!

 

[pattye]

Fascinating photos, Cyril, thank you! The bags full of pearls always amaze me!

And the huge size of those nucleus, wow! Looks like even with these big beads, multiples can be cultured at once. Does anyone know about how many as compared to tissue nucleated pearls?

 

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

Wonderful - those are stunning pics, Cyril! Thanks for showing us!

Pictures from R.W. Hugues and Wimon Manorotkul. Yes some are really good.

You are welcome.

 

[Cyril Roger Brossard]

Fascinating photos, Cyril, thank you! The bags full of pearls always amaze me!

And the huge size of those nucleus, wow! Looks like even with these big beads, multiples can be cultured at once. Does anyone know about how many as compared to tissue nucleated pearls?

You are welcome.

Looks like above 4.5 bu (around 15mm based on nail of woman doing the quality sorting) maybe up to 18 - 20 mm?
Based on "data" from Changde freshwater pearl farm, Hunan Province, looks like up to 20 pearls per mollusk. Now the quantity must (might) be in correlation with the size of the mollusk. Hopefully a freshwater specialist will be able to give you a more precise feedback.

 

[goobergrapejelly]

Wow, amazing pictures

 

[Sutrisno]

Awesome, i love these kinds of hands on pictures. They really are educational!

 

[pearlsusie]

I just found these excellent photos. Is it possible to arrange to visit these farms, and if so, how?

 

[CortezPearls]

Great photos from R.W. Hugues and Wimon Manorotkul.
I have to make this thread become a "Sticky" due to the quality of the information here...thank you Cyril Roger Brossard