A pearl begins literally as an irritation, then becomes a luxury object. Inside an oyster, layer after layer of nacre forms around an irritant or implanted nucleus, slowly turning slightly damaged ...
Pearl oysters are an important animal for farming in Japan as they produce the beautiful pearls, which are of economic value. But, in the last 20 years, a combination of different factors, such as ...
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