Tahitian perliculture presentation - now online

"Pearls from Paradise"

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• What is a pearl?
• Conditions for pearl farming
• The overall process
• Spat collection
• Rainy day preparations
• At the farm
• Nucleus and graft tissue
• First implant
• Harvest
• Subsequent implants
• Keshi
• Cleaning the pearls
• Two important things to remember about pearls
• Sorting and grading
• Sales to the customer
• Conclusion
• Caring for pearls
• Glossary
• Further references
• Acknowledgements
• Disclaimer

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