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Ch. 13: Imitation & Doctored Pearls

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IMITATIONS AND DOCTORED
On a real pearl there would be no such reflection, nor would it appear on a solid bead imitation, but as before stated, the weight of the latter betrays them, as they are heavier than the real, nor do they look as pearly, and on holding them between the eye and light they do not show the translucency at the edge of the cir­cumference peculiar in a more or less degree, to the gem.
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