The pearls were found in the innards of the shells. Since it has been a long
time since we collected an abalone (been in FL now for 22 years). I almost
forgot. But I have two of the abalone pearls....been thinking of having them
made into a piece of jewelry for a long time.
This is true of the Strombus gigas also....the pearl was in the innards when we
cleaned the animal out.
"Cramer, John" wrote:
> Bobbi Cordy - you've found pearls in conchs and abalones. Where were they
> with respect to the shell? I've collected abalones with "bumps" in the top
> inside of the shell; a bit like pearls anchored to the shell but they seemed
> result from efforts to seal the shell from boring worms or something
> similar. What about the conchs? Were the pearls well up inside?
--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
Bobbi in Shell Creations