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Colored Stone, March/April 2009
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Special Pearl Issue: Still Making Waves. Pearl Popularity at High Tide. Also: Hot Chocolate Pearls, Sunken Spanish Splendors, Titanic Gems.
- Inconspicuous Consumption
As more and more haves feel pity for have-nots, they are hiding rather than flaunting wealth. But that doesn???t mean they???re not amassing it.
- Ones-of-a-Kind: Faceted Pearls
If you think all pearls must have smooth surfaces, we have news for you. Some designers are now using faceted pearls to create unusual works of art.
- What???s In: Chocolate Cravings
Can pearls give you a sugar rush? These chocolate beauties can satisfy the most finicky sweet tooth.
- Photo Atlas: Still Making Waves
From akoyas to abalones, from Tahiti to the South Seas ??? pearl diversity has never been greater. Jeremy Shepherd of PearlParadise.com gives a panorama of the new pearl plentitude.
- Designer 911: Pearls of Wisdom
Arab legend says God???s first creation was a giant pearl.
- Back in the Black
Pearls aren't just products of the Orient. The intrepid Jordan Clary travels to Mexico and finds stunning black pearls being grown in the Sea of Cortez.
- A Time Capsule of Pearls
First, gem treasure hunters retrieved incredible emeralds from the Atocha off Florida???s Keys. Now combing through the wreck of another Spanish galleon, Santa Margarita, they have unexpectedly found an amazing cache of natural pearls.
- Titanic Treasure
When Titanic sank in 1912, she took some of the age???s richest people and their jewelry riches with her. Find out what was saved, what was lost, and what was found.