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[robynahawk]

...and the star of the show.... a five-pound blister pearl found off the coast of the Philippines that has been dubbed the "Palawan Princess."

The natural non-nacreous pearl was found in saltwater near the Philippines' Palawan island and "bears an uncanny resemblance to a human brain," the auction house said. Both rare and immense, the gem is thought to be surpassed in size only by the 14-pound "Pearl of Allah," an approximately 14-pound, 31,893.5-carat pearl that, like the Palawan Princess, was the product of the giant clam shell Tridacna gigas and was also found off the coastal waters of the Philippines.

from my blog: flyviewsandreviews.blogspot [dot] com/2009/12/bonhams-los-angeles-natural-history.html (replace the [dot] with ".")

This auction is Sunday Dec. 6th and the mineral offerings are fabulous!!!

Robyn Hawk