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   Freshwater pearl mussel

   The freshwater pearl mussel, scientific name Margaritifera margaritifera, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels.
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   Cultured freshwater pearls

   Freshwater pearls are a kind of pearl that comes from freshwater mussels. ... Freshwater pearl harvests are typically bought while still in the shell.
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   Pearl

   The second category includes the non-beaded freshwater cultured pearls, as the Biwa or Chinese pearls. ... | Freshwater bivalves | Freshwater pearl mussel |
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   Freshwater bivalves

   Freshwater bivalves are bivalve mollusks which live in freshwater, as opposed to saltwater. ... Freshwater pearl mussels are well-known as a source of freshwater pearls.
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   Spengler's freshwater mussel

   Spengler's freshwater mussel scientific name (Margaritifera auricularia or Pseudunio auricularia) is a species of European freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels. ... Status and conservation of the relict giant European freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera auricularia (Spengler, 1793).
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   Pearl hunting

   Pearl hunting or pearl diving refers to a now largely obsolete method of retrieving pearls from pearl oysters, freshwater pearl mussels and, on rare occasions, other nacre-producing creatures, such as abalone. ... In a similar manner as in Asia, Native Americans harvested freshwater pearls from lakes and rivers like the Ohio, Tennessee, and Mississippi, while others successfully retrieved marine pearls from the Caribbean and waters along the coasts of Central and South America.
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   Baroque pearl

   Cultured freshwater pearls are most commonly baroque, because freshwater pearls are mantle-tissue nucleated instead of bead nucleated. ... Akoya pearls (commonly known as cultured saltwater pearls) can also be baroque, but the baroque shape of an akoya pearl differs from that of a freshwater pearl.
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   Alabama pearl shell

   The Alabama pearl shell, scientific name Margaritifera marrianae, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Margaritiferidae, the freshwater pearl mussels. This species is endemic to the United States.
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   John Latendresse

   John Robert Latendresse (July 26, 1925 South Dakota – July 23, 2000) is known for being the "father of American cultured freshwater pearls" - USGS. ... He began experimenting with culturing pearls in the USA resulting in him becoming the first successful North American freshwater pearl farmer and he has been voted one of the pearl industry's most important people of the century.
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    Keshi pearls

    Deliberate non-nucleated cultivation, still the most common type in freshwater pearl farming. ... Japanese language usage of keshi certainly includes freshwater pearls.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Freshwater pearl mussel,
• Cultured freshwater pearls,
• Pearl,
• Freshwater bivalves,
• Spengler's freshwater mussel,
• Pearl hunting,
• Baroque pearl,
• Alabama pearl shell,
• John Latendresse,
• Keshi pearls

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