Bahrain and its pearling history

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Bahrain and its pearling history

With over 4000 years of pearling history behind the Kingdom, the pearl fisheries of Tylos (the ancient name for Bahrain) have been well documented throughout history including by the renowned Roman author, naturalist and philosopher, Pliny. The Kingdom’s...

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Black Non-Nacreous Natural Pearls from Pteria sp.

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Black Non-Nacreous Natural Pearls from Pteria sp.

The Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT), Manama, recently received a 5.70 ct black pearl (9.49–9.51 ´ 8.75 mm) and an 11.84 ct black and brown pearl (13.63–13.71 ´ 9.55 mm), both of button shape (Figure 1). Viewed with the microscope,...

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Natural Pearls from Australian Pincada Maxima

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Natural Pearls from Australian Pincada Maxima

The fascinating and colorful history of natural pearling in Australian waters is presented, from the earlysix-man luggers to the large ships in modern fleets where pearl culture has been the focus for the past several decades. For the scientific investigation...

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Experiments in using atypical ‘beads’ and mantle interference in the production of cultured pearls with Australian Pinctada maxima

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Experiments in using atypical ‘beads’ and mantle interference in the production of cultured pearls with Australian Pinctada maxima

Since approximately 2010 a practice has been developed of using low quality natural pearls as the substrates for cultured nacre growth – natural pearls used as ‘beads’ in the production of ‘bead’ cultured pearls. This practice involves the placing...

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