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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 4513415, member: 76316&quot;]OA length ~16½&quot;, ~1.3 oz. The largest disks are ~.110&quot; thick, ~.415&quot; diameter; the smallest are ~.090&quot; thick, ~.160&quot; diameter. There are ~160 of them. They&#039;re strung on a monofilament; the 4 metal beads don&#039;t appear to be silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>As much as their initial appearance is of MOP, under a loupe the texture is quite coarse, and has a micro-crystalline sheen. They&#039;re gritty on my teeth, coarser than pearls. I think they may be <i>some</i> kind of shell, perhaps freshwater, but don&#039;t know enough to differentiate them from MOP, which I associate with a much smoother, finer surface when worked in this manner.</p><p><br /></p><p>The barrel clasp seems to be older, but I&#039;ve no good basis for that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever opinions and observations y&#039;all may offer will be most gratefully acknowledged...Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]396638[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]396639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]396640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]396641[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]396642[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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