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Ch. 6: Origin and Formation of Pearls

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126                              Pearls.
form, colour, texture (technically called " skin ") and lustre. A Pearl to be perfect must possess the following qualifications :—
I. It must be perfectly spherical, seeming as if it had been artificially fashioned or turned into shape.
II. It must have a perfectly pure white colour; (but in India and China the bright yellow colour is preferred).
III.    It must be slightly transparent.
IV.    It must be free from specks, spots, or
blemish.
V. It must possess the peculiar lustre, or "orient," characteristic of the gem.
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