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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shamster, post: 11104925, member: 85821&quot;]Abalone has similar palette, but imo Turban shells are more smoother, and more dramatic color variation from different angles. This is a pic posted by a lacquer artist, showing a polished piece of turban shell backed by black lacquer.[ATTACH=full]536650[/ATTACH]</p><p>Opal can achieve similar effect, but they are used only in powders or tiny chips so far, because it’s way harder to cut into desired shapes, see example below[ATTACH=full]536651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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