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 Post subject: "Cutting edge science used to ID natural pearls"
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New techniques have been developed in recent years by SSEF to test pearls and conclusively distinguish natural from cultured pearls. This BBC articles features some of these ongoing developments.
Read article on cutting edge science used in pearl testing
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This is a wonderful article Barbra! Thank you for posting it. I shared it on Facebook and stated it was originally posted here by you :)
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