JCK Online - October 1, 1995

Nick Paspaley likes to show off a 20mm white pearl found on one of his pearl farms two years ago. "I've been offered almost a million dollars for this, but I'm keeping it for now," he says, rolling the gem between his fingers. "Look at the luster; the color; this is what makes a magnificent pearl." Paspaley, Australia's largest pearl farmer, says this gem symbolizes how far the country's pearle...

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