[Jewelry making - Article 01199] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Pearl of a Gastropod

[Benjamin Mark]

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    Droplets fell from the Dragon which lived in the firmament ... and
    these droplets fell into open shells which resided under the sea ...
    and the moonbeams nourished these Dragon Droplets ... and they grew
    ... and they became pearls. 

    In bivalve mollusks such as oysters ... luster is formed by
    transparent overlapping of Lamellae. 

    Gastropods (read snails) create a luster which--when fully
    formed--show a beautiful pattern called Flame Structure which creates
    a chatoyant effect. These pearls originate in the waters of Vietnam. 

    There is a relationship between the Pearl, the Dragon, and Vietnamese
    culture. They represent the very genesis of Vietnam itself. Take a
    dragon ... metaphorically mate it with a pearl ... you get a country
    called Vietnam. What mated with what--I wonder--to create a country
    like ... oh ... you pick it. 

    When these ... the rarest of pearls ... with their orange luster ...
    a perfect addendum to Holloween--donthca think ... were first
    brought to the Emperor of Vietnam ... they surely created a stir
    such as had never before been seen ... for they confirmed--in their
    physicality--the evidence that the Flaming Pearl of Legend created by
    the Sky Dragon eons before truly existed. 

    How many of you, I wonder, has ever seen an orange pearl. Well ... I
    have one to show you. It's slightly oval. It measures along its
    longest axis 16.35 millimeters. And it's worth ... approximately ...
    $110,000.00. Imagine if you will ... a strand of these to wear
    casually around one's neck when attending the Royal Ball one Saturday
    evening just before going out to see a good flick. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Tidbits Graphics ... and then click on the link that says: Pearl ...
    in order to view the droplets of the Sky Dragon. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com




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