tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post3643664875816518025..comments2009-01-28T14:23:05.763-08:00The Pearl Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037330464912300202noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-15551852226792280282009-01-28T14:16:00.000-08:002009-01-28T14:16:00.000-08:00HEY!! Who the heck wrote that previous comment? Some wiseguy/gal is posting under my monicker. Very funny....Slraepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-53659658835006100952009-01-28T12:06:00.000-08:002009-01-28T12:06:00.000-08:00Why have you erased my comments, Mr. Pearl Professor??? Was it something I said about "water" being a Zeide Erskine fabrication? Nobody believed her, remember? When it all came out that she was a troll, EVERYONE DENIED ever believing her. So what's the problem?<BR/><BR/>I guess people finding out that an author consulted Zeide Erskine is bad for the book selling business. Is that it?Slraepnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-11144624826743198792008-08-15T12:32:00.000-07:002008-08-15T12:32:00.000-07:00Hi Richard,<BR/><BR/>Sure I know your blog. I read it all the time. Believe it or not, I have read your book too. It had an interesting snippet about "water" that you do not see very often.The Pearl Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037330464912300202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-81062355044434447622008-08-15T10:57:00.000-07:002008-08-15T10:57:00.000-07:00I remember reading the vaterite article in The Journal of Gemmology. I found it quite interesting. If I recall there was a difference in the amount of vaterite found in kasumigaura pearls and Chinese freshwater. It was always found in Chinese fresh, not only sometimes in the Japanese. Vaterite apparently is most often found near the center of a pearl, suggesting it is an early-stage, developmental component. But when found near the surface or in pits, it adversely affected the pearl's luster.The Pearl Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037330464912300202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-8604572023472615972008-08-15T06:29:00.000-07:002008-08-15T06:29:00.000-07:00That article is surprizing. I found the German version <A HREF="http://www.optikur.de/news/schutz-vor-betrug-mit-billigen-zuchtperlen-10662.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.umweltjournal.de/fp/archiv/AfA_technik/14360.php" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/region/objekt.php3?artikel_id=3355226" REL="nofollow">there</A> but it's not helping in differentiating freshwater from the akoya.<BR/><BR/>The University page for Ursula Wehrmeister shows some interesting studies: "Vaterite in freshwater cultured pearls from China and Japan" (if the article refers to this publication, then it's clearly japanese freshwater), "Micro Raman spectroscopy of pigments contained in different calcium carbonate polymorphs from freshwater cultured pearls", "Identifying Japanese Freshwater Cultured Pearls From Lake Kasumiga", "Identifying Kasumigaura Pearls", "Japanische Süßwasserzuchtperlen aus dem Kasumigaura-See", etc.<BR/><BR/>http://www.biomin.uni-mainz.de/deutsch/ma_wehrmeister.html<BR/><BR/>I vote for poorly informed journalism.Pecheur de Perleshttp://perles.effisk.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-53728658541432106582008-08-14T12:44:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:44:00.000-07:00Pearl Professor,<BR/><BR/>Great post! How about more about you? Your complete profile is a bit light in facts. Did I say light? Nonexistent yet you seem quite knowledgeable. <BR/><BR/>I too write a blog called GemWise (Gonzo journalism for gem and jewelry lovers) www.gemwiseblogspotcom.blogspot.com and I like your take on things.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>RichardRichard W. Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02088702432299414336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-29579670414401881622008-08-13T19:07:00.000-07:002008-08-13T19:07:00.000-07:00Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths of ~300 nm to ~1400 nm<BR/>=<BR/>Light Rays<BR/><BR/>Gestalt Laws of Perceptual Organization: Proximity, Similarity, Closure, Symmetry, Common fate and Continuity.<BR/>=<BR/>Laws of VisionThe Pearl Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02037330464912300202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472622061301074167.post-67721393490667767652008-08-13T18:04:00.000-07:002008-08-13T18:04:00.000-07:00Tell me more about how you do it! tell me more! give me more information! tell my sweetwatery dumbass how to do such a do!??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com