The answer to this question depends on whether the pearls are natural or cultured. For natural pearls the factor that has the greatest bearing is the ...

Having explained the relationship between Argonauts and Nautiluses, let us now see whether Argonauts can produce pearls like Nautiluses. The one and ...

Argonauts and Nautiluses are distantly related by virtue of belonging to the same class of Mollusks, the Cephalopoda. However, they belong to differen...

Can Argonauts, which I presume are related to the Nautilus, produce pearls too ?

Quote from rashid: If as you said the Nautilus shell wall is made up of two layers, an outer matte, white layer and an inner blue-gray shiny nacreous ...

If as you said the Nautilus shell wall is made up of two layers, an outer matte, white layer and an inner blue-gray shiny nacreous layer, made of conc...

Welcome aboard ashleeduhe and thanks for your contribution. We hope you would be a regular contributor to our fora. After explaining what true Nautil...

I think that Osmina/osmena pearls are usually shaped out of the middle of the shell material. It has a very special luster you can recognize as being ...

All shelled mollusks are technically capable of producing pearls. However, most of the natural pearls we come across have their origin from two main c...

Welcome aboard John. Your participation in our forum is vital for its success. You can start a thread on the jewelry designs created by you, and post...

Out of the three factors mentioned, which in your opinion has the greatest bearing on the shape of pearls ?

The 2.84-carat ovoid conch pearl and the 6.43-carat heart-shaped conch pearl, are indeed rare beauties of nature. The price of USD 3,750 realized by t...