Pearl
A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality of natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. Because of this, pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable.
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Pearl
A pearl is a hard, glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as fossil conulariids. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality of natural pearls have been highly valued as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. Because of this, pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable and valuable.
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A pearl is a hard, glistening ...... o value except as curiosities.
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Een parel is een hard, rond vo ...... ikt in kettingen en armbanden.
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Eine Perle ist ein fester, oft ...... er auch Schnecken heranwächst.
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En pärla är ett hårt runt skinande objekt som är vanligt i halsband och örhängen.
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Les perles són esferes fetes d ...... bellesa i extraordinari valor.
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Mutiara adalah suatu benda ker ...... di sebuah peternakan mutiara.
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Perla je malý lesklý kulovitý ...... né především ve šperkovnictví.
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Perla nakarrezko ale gisakoa d ...... ena. Bitxi gisa erabiltzen da.
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Perlo estas brilblanka globeto ...... re belan artoverk(et)on perlo.
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Perły – wytwory małży (głównie ...... ego kształtu (łac. sphaerula).
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Various pearls
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Various pearls
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white, pink, silver, cream, br ...... red, gold, purple, iridescent
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*White pearls: light blue to l ...... s: commonly pink to orange-red
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*Calcium carbonate, CaCO3
*Conchiolin
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Uneven,various
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Pearl
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*Common pearl: 1.52-1.66
*Black pearl: 1.53-1.69
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A pearl is a hard, glistening ...... fine, admirable and valuable.
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Een parel is een hard, rond vo ...... . Deze glans noemt men Luster.
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Eine Perle ist ein fester, oft ...... er auch Schnecken heranwächst.
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En pärla är ett hårt runt skinande objekt som är vanligt i halsband och örhängen.
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Les perles són esferes fetes d ...... res pertanyents a la família .
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Mutiara adalah suatu benda ker ...... ik, mengagumkan, dan berharga.
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Perla je malý lesklý kulovitý ...... né především ve šperkovnictví.
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Perla nakarrezko ale gisakoa d ...... ena. Bitxi gisa erabiltzen da.
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Perlo estas brilblanka globeto ...... nkajn aŭ eventuale helgrizajn.
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Perły – wytwory małży (głównie ...... rodnych lub innych mięczaków”.
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