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Subject:	Re: Pearls of Wisdom
From:	"Kevin S. Cummings" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:38:38 -0500
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>Andrew Vik
>Tampa, FL., USA.
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>Kevin:
>
>Has anyone ever tried to insert seeds into the mantle of Strombus gigas ? It
>seems to me, the profit that can be made off of one pink conch pearl would
>have
>inspired someone to perform such an experiment.
 
Quoting from the article "Implants may be undertaken using remote visual
equipment and surgical tools."  That's about all I know.  The contact at
the end of the article is Richard Fassler of Hawaii.  We had Richard speak
on pearls at one of our mussel symposia in St. Louis a few years back.  His
e-mail address is listed as [log in to unmask]
 
 
Kevin S. Cummings
Illinois Natural History Survey
607 E. Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
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http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mollusk.html

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