You may recognize it as mother of pearl, but it's just one of several shells that boast this iridescent display. Abalone are also a target species in aquaculture for their pearls, being one of the ...

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SAVING THE PINTO ABALONE. Highly valued for its edible muscular foot and mother-of-pearl shell, the pinto abalone has declined significantly in recent decades and faces extinction unless it'ss ...

Mother-of-pearl looks dainty hanging from a necklace, but this iridescent innard of abalone shells is so tough it can withstand the weight of a truck. Also called nacre, the material has long ...

Mother-of-pearl, which covers the shells of abalone and some bivalves, is 95% composed of calcium carbonate (aragonite), an intrinsically fragile material that is nonetheless very tough.

In August, back at the lab in Bodega Bay, it was time to say goodbye. Another gathering of people, 30 this time, for the white abalone and Aquilino, the mother who raised them all.

F or at least 164,000 years, oysters have been part of the human diet, but people have been finding pearls in oysters for much longer — as early as 2300 BC when Chinese royalty received them as ...

“The abalone makes this pearl to try to protect the shell,” she said. “And it’s beautiful.” If the abalone perceives a threat, like a parasite, it surrounds it with nacre, also known as ...

He designed C.F. Martin & Co.'s millionth guitar - a masterpiece of baroque and Victorian imagery made from abalone, mother of pearl, sea snail, pink mussel, gold, silver, emeralds, rubies and ...

You may recognize it as mother of pearl, but it's just one of several shells that boast this iridescent display. Abalone are also a target species in aquaculture for their pearls, being one of the ...