Mollusks maintain the symmetry of their pearls by adjusting the thickness of each layer of shimmering nacre. If one layer of the pearl’s nacre is thinner, the next layer is thicker and will balance ...
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The Mattar family has been at the heart of Bahrain's pearl trade for six generations
The history of natural pearls is so intertwined with the Arabian Gulf, it is almost impossible to think of one without the other. For millennia, these waters were the world’s most prolific source of ...
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