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Article: Pearls, American style.(pearl scene)
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- Modern Jeweler
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
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With all the hullabaloo over the improved quality of Chinese freshwater cultured pearls, it's easy to overlook one of nature's most beautiful freshwater pearls: the natural freshwater pearls that grow in the mollusks that reside in Tennessee river waters.
Natural Tennessee pearls, which have a rich color and a rainbow of iridescence, are a rarity, which make them a perfect match for designers who create one-of-a-kind jewelry. Alishan and Lydia Halebian of Irvine, California-based Alishan, are strong supporters of this made in America pearl.
"Alishan feels that the use of pearls created without the intervention of man fit more into his design scheme," ...