AMERICAN PEARL FISHERIES GIVE OUT; Large Shipments of Clam Shells to Button Factories Ruin Chances of Big Finds -- Arkansas Specimens Better Than Oriental. Share full article Sept. 28, 1902 ...

A Pennsylvania man made quite the discovery inside a clam served to him at a Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, restaurant: a purple pearl. Scott Overland of Phoenixville said he was dining with his wife ...

Pearls are produced by bivalve mollusks such as oysters. They form a substance called nacre which gives gem pearls their characteristic luster.

The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog ...

Do pearls come from clams? Where these organic gemstones can be found. ... these bivalves secrete layers of aragonite and conchiolin, the same substances that make up their shell. Together, ...

A vacationer found a rare, purple pearl at a Delaware restaurant in August.It has been appraised at over $4,000, but he's not selling. Scott Overland, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, dined at Salt ...

The clams have a yellow-green shell with white spots and concentric rings. All clams can produce pearls, the DNR said. But only some saltwater clams and freshwater mussels are used to ...

The clams have a yellow-green shell with white spots and concentric rings. All clams can produce pearls, the DNR said. But only some saltwater clams and freshwater mussels are used to ...

August 17, 2022 Phoenixville man finds rare purple pearl in clam at Rehoboth Beach restaurant Scott Overland nearly sent back a clam dish at Salt Air Kitchen & Bar because of its bell pepper garnish.

A Pennsylvania man found a rare purple pearl in a clam he was served while dining out. SIMILAR STORIES: A Red Lobster in Meridian, Miss. Saves a second rare orange lobster found at the chain in ...

The clams have a yellow-green shell with white spots and concentric rings. All clams can produce pearls, the DNR said. But only some saltwater clams and freshwater mussels are used to ...