[Jewelry making - Article 01101] - Re: [Orchid] Fake Mabe Pearls

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    hi; in my experance i have had ''mabee pearls'' come apart when left
    in attack to long. many of these pearls are indeed a blister that
    has been filled with resin and the white mother of pearl cap is put
    there to increase the strength not to fake. naturally occuring
    blisters are hollow and need to be filled so they don't break under
    normal handling. if anything i would think those that did not have
    the caps would be the ''fakes'' as they would be man made and not
    natural...          ringman 


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