Identification method of Merlot beads

The identification method of melody beads is to look at the wheel pattern. The wheel pattern of the so-called natural melody bead products can only be seen by observing the whole turtle shell. As a bead, you can't see the grain at all, but you can see the grain inside with a flashlight.

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1, Merlot pearl belongs to a kind of conch pearl, which has no pearl layered structure, and its main components are aragonite and calcite. The Mohs hardness is close to 5, and the refractive index is 1.5 1- 1.54, and it has a porcelain-like luster. Under the ultraviolet fluorescent lamp, Merlot mainly shows blue or orange fluorescence.

2. The value of Merlot beads, which are rare in royal jewelry, has always been a collection treasure that collectors in the East and the West pay attention to and explore, and it is of great value. In June, 2003, a Merlot weighing 100.4 carat was sold at Bao Han auction in Hongkong for 2.7 million dollars. The average transaction price per carat is $26,892, setting a world record for the unit price of a single pearl.

3. Merlot beads are similar in composition to most shellfish, including calcite and aragonite microcrystal aggregates. The colors are orange, orange, yellow, yellowish brown to near white, and they have the bright appearance of ceramics, flame pattern structure, irregular shape, oval to egg-shaped, and round ones are usually of high value.

4. Melo conch belongs to Gastropoda, which is a coconut snail with yellow or yellow-black spots. Coconut snail is a single-shell mollusk, which is found in Southeast Asia such as Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Rare and precious Merlot beads are extremely difficult to produce. The probability of finding them in conch is one in a thousand, and the probability of being completely mined to large size and good quality is even lower.