The formation of a natural pearl begins when a foreign substance slips into the oyster between the mantle and the shell, which irritates the mantle. It's kind of like the oyster getting a splinter. The oyster's natural reaction is to cover up that irritant to protect itself. The mantle covers the irritant with layers of the same nacre substance that is used to create the shell. This eventually forms a pearl.
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It's slippery and wet!I was in Beijing in 2006. We were brought to a pearl factory where I saw this huge osyter filled with pearls. Guess how many pearls were there..
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Amazing! That's lots of pearls, I can already imagine what to make of it :0
wow, could you harvest those pearls?:p
wow! The pearls look huge!!! I never seen anything like that! is rather amazing to hv form inside an oyster
That, my friend, is incredible!!!
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that is something. i love pearls.
How fascinating! I was in Beijing in 2007, but I didn't know about the pearl factory! if you have some info. I like to know -I love pearls!
Interessante!
Wow..
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