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<p>[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 2760618, member: 30"]Thanks, Kyra, had never seen this before! </p><p><br /></p><p>"The surface is smooth and has a harder and therefore <b>more robust surface</b> than natural pearls so neither perspiration, make-up, perfume, heat nor cold can damage it. In fact <b>only an expert</b> can tell the difference between a natural pearl and a Mallorca pearl"</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to speak to the flammability of Mallorca pearls? Does anyone know if the resin BURNS? I ask because once when I was in a marketplace with strands of pearls for sale, I saw a seller take a bic lighter to one strand to show that they would not burn... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought, "how dumb" because the strings should still burn! </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another question I have about the prefab pearls - are the "attached" to the string, or still strung as beads and knotted in between?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 2760618, member: 30"]Thanks, Kyra, had never seen this before! "The surface is smooth and has a harder and therefore [B]more robust surface[/B] than natural pearls so neither perspiration, make-up, perfume, heat nor cold can damage it. In fact [B]only an expert[/B] can tell the difference between a natural pearl and a Mallorca pearl" Now to speak to the flammability of Mallorca pearls? Does anyone know if the resin BURNS? I ask because once when I was in a marketplace with strands of pearls for sale, I saw a seller take a bic lighter to one strand to show that they would not burn... :rolleyes: I thought, "how dumb" because the strings should still burn! Here is another question I have about the prefab pearls - are the "attached" to the string, or still strung as beads and knotted in between?[/QUOTE]
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