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Monday, September 21, 2009

Pearl of Lao Tzu

Pearls of God, also called the Pearl of Lao Tzu, is the pearl of the largest the world has ever known.
This pearl was discovered by a diver Muslim Filipinos in the island of Palawan, Philippines on May 7 1934 and is derived from the giant clams of the familia Tridacnidae.
Pearls of God
Weighing 6.37 pounds, length is 23.8 inches and the price is expected to reach 40 million U.S. dollars. Pearls of God now not exhibited to the public and is now preserved as part of the heritage inventory Victor M. Barbish, who bought it in 1980.

Pearl of Lao Tzu


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