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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 13192318, member: 2844&quot;]Agree. Abalone as a material is the shell of a large seasnail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paua is also abalone, only from New Zealand, and it often has more intense colours. The colourful paua is called &#039;blackfoot paua&#039;. New Zealand also has yellow and white paua.</p><p><br /></p><p>Abalone of every colour is part of the haliotis family. The inside of the shell is mother-of-pearl, just like the white MOP we know from buttons and inlaywork, but it is generally known by local names for the seasnail, like paua and abalone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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