Marlo,
About 30 years ago I found one in a Mercenaria mercenaria texana I retreived
out of Galveston bay.
The pearl from it looks more like an abscessed tooth formed around a small
muck ball, ...ewe.
Les
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Thought you might enjoy the part about Quahog pearls.
http://z14.invisionfree.com/Conchologist_Forum/index.php?showtopic=1914
Marlo
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