The nucleus bead in a beadedculturedpearlis generally a polished sphere made from freshwater mussel shell.
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The area is famous for oysters and for cultured pearls.
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During this time he experimented with culturing pearls; his experiments were successful, and modern-day spherical cultured pearls are primarily the result of discoveries he made.
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Dairy and poultry farming, as well as cultured pearls are also of importance.
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Today, more than 99% of all pearls sold worldwide are cultured pearls.
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The recent development of synthetic rubies, synthetic sapphires and cultured pearls had made formal education essential.
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The production of cultured pearls requires the grafting of a pearl nucleus, together with a portion of mantle tissue from a donor into a recipient oyster.
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Particular kinds of aquaculture include algaculture (the production of kelp/seaweed and other algae); fish farming; shrimp farming, shellfish farming, and the growing of cultured pearls.
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Both cultured pearls and natural pearls can be obtained from pearl oysters, though other molluscs, such as the freshwater mussels, also yield pearls of commercial value.
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