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How Tennessee became home to North America's only freshwater pearl farm

For thousands of years, pearls have been a prized gemstone used to craft jewelry and other adornments. But North America has ...
Nature

Pearl Oyster Farming and Production

Pearl oyster farming represents a sophisticated intersection of aquaculture, marine biology and sustainable economic development. The production process involves the careful selection of oysters, the ...
UPI

Researchers discover mother-of-pearl production process

ITHACA, N.Y., Dec. 7 (UPI) --Researchers at Cornell University have uncovered the process by which mollusks make nacre, also known as "mother of pearl." Materials scientists say they can use their new ...
CNN

Farming Japan’s precious Akoya pearls

Off the coast of Japan’s verdant Saikai National Park, the Kujukushima Islands lie scattered amid a sprawling network of narrow inlets. Their name literally translates as “99 islands,” though there ...