[Jewelry making - Article 01076] - [Orchid] Question about pearls

[Kate Dwyer]

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    Fellow Orchideans- I have a question: Can someone explain the grooves
    you sometimes see running around the diameter of pearls?  I've seen
    them in south sea Tahitian pearls, I've seen them at the other end of
    the spectrum in less expensive Chinese pearls- sometimes the grooves
    are deep, sometimes there are multiple grooves- not so deep. They
    usually run all the way around the pearl. I'm wondering how they
    form....actually one of the boutique owners who sells our jewelry is 
    wondering.

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