I was in Tucson last week for the big gem shows and sat in on an interesting and informative presentation by Elisabeth Strack about Developments in the Chinese Pearl Industry. Although I knew some facts about the pearl cultivation process, she was able to fill in the gaps of my knowledge.
I wrote an article about what I learned. If you would like to read it, you can find it here...
"Cultivated Chinese Pearls Through the Years" article As always, your questions and comments about the article are welcomed here.