gold-lip pearl shell

oyster
Also known as: Pinctada maxima

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use in cultured-pearl production

  • oyster with cultured pearls
    In cultured pearl

    Pteria penguin in Japan and Pinctada maxima in Australia) are reserved in barrels until maturation (2 to 3 years) and, when the shells reach certain size, are implanted with a tiny polished sphere of mother-of-pearl. The implanted oysters are suspended in wire nets from floating rafts or contained in some…

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