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June 27, 2009

Found religious icons look like more than Jesus and mary

Pearl of Allah Source: The Pearl of Allah: Largest Pearl in The World. It bears that name because it looks like a man wearing a turban. Unlike most of the pearls you've seen this one formed as a burr attached to the clam's shell, not a free floating bit inside. An interesting write-up of the pearl's discovery over at natural history magazine from back in 1939: The Pearl of Allah

Posted by OneEyedMan at June 27, 2009 9:30 AM

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