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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 2377955, member: 147"]Please know there are natural pearls formed in an oyster in the wild, these are very rare and valuable. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are cultured pearls, a "seed" is planted in an oyster, it is coated with nacre by the oyster and then harvested. There are varying qualities of cultured pearls, some have more value than others.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are fresh water pearls and there are costume pearls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marks on the clasp may help with IDing some, others you may have to take to someone to look at them to give you an idea of what you have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 2377955, member: 147"]Please know there are natural pearls formed in an oyster in the wild, these are very rare and valuable. There are cultured pearls, a "seed" is planted in an oyster, it is coated with nacre by the oyster and then harvested. There are varying qualities of cultured pearls, some have more value than others. There are fresh water pearls and there are costume pearls. Marks on the clasp may help with IDing some, others you may have to take to someone to look at them to give you an idea of what you have.[/QUOTE]
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