What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.

The clam that it came from is a northern quahog called Mercenaria mercenaria, and it usually produces porcelain-like pearls according to the Gemological Institute of America. Only one in 5,000 ...

mother-of-pearl and onyx. By Jill Newman For centuries Native Americans treasured quahog shells, the purplish hard coverings of clams found along North Atlantic shores, which they fashioned into ...

The Giga Pearl is listed in the Guinness World Record at 27.65 kilograms and 138,254 carats. It is on display until 18 March ...

Abraham Reyes, who lives in Toronto, owns the pearl, which was passed to him in 2019 as a family heirloom from his great aunt, who was gifted the giant clam containing the pearl by Reyes's ...

(IDEX Online) - The world's largest pearl - weighing 27.65kg and valued at $98m is currently being displayed at a secret ...