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Freshwater pearls

Freshwater pearls are formed within freshwater mollusc shells. They do not appear as spherical shapes as oyster pearls do and they are less valuable

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10704245
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47561260
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4711px x 3743px (4.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
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Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection

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Freshwater Glossy Jewel Mineral Mollusc Mollusca Mollusk Shiny


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