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Is it lucky to find a pearl in an oyster?

Asked: cherry smith, Last Updated:

No. Pearl divers will find 1 pearl in perhaps a 100 oysters. It is this rarity that actually collapsed the pearl diving industry of the middle east. Also, pearl oysters are not the same kind of bivalve that most people recognize as edible oysters.

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