Cultured Pearls Origin and Early Pioneers
The article explains cultured pearls using Japan’s method by Kokichi Mikimoto and notes that oysters are seeded with irritants to form pearl layers. It describes how mother of pearl coats the irritant, forming a pearl, and that longer immersion in water yields larger pearls.
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Kokichi Mikimoto
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