It may not look as pretty as a strand of Mikimoto cultured pearls, but this lumpy specimen is a rare treasure. It is a non-nacreous natural blister pearl found inside the giant clam Tridacna Gigas off the waters of the Philippines. The stone is over six inches in length and weighs five pounds.
National Jeweler reports that a team of expert gemologists from the
EGL USA lab analyzed the pearl using high tech tools including digital radiography, close magnification and data provided by a handheld X-ray fluorescence unit. The pearl has been deemed one of the most valuable of its kind in the world today and the owner, Hadjzad Biteng is currently considering his options with regards to its future.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Gordon Sep 13th 2008 7:01PM
Amazing that an article about a pearl can be a catalyst for political comments.
Jay Sep 14th 2008 12:53AM
O ya? its UR brain!1 lolz
-__-;; I'm not even surprised any more.
I'm having a hard time picturing a six inch pearl... lumpy or not, that's pretty dang impressive, you have to admit. If it were me I'd sell it to a museum or an aquarium; he'd get the money and the glory, and the world would get to ogle this thing for generations. Win win, yeah?
Alan Sep 13th 2008 7:41PM
Pearls grow in spherical layers. This can't be machined into smaller pearls. Possibly sliced up for whatever reason but that wouldn't make any jewelry I've ever heard of.
a2J Sep 13th 2008 7:57PM
read the feed it weighs 5 pounds, not used for jewelry, my guess would be art
karadine Sep 14th 2008 12:20AM
I wonder what's inside?