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Show Pearls in Cocoanutt. Few people know that the eoeoanuts of the Malay peninsula sometimes pro duce pearls that are highly prized by the natives. The stones are not unlike the pearls of the irmllusks and are "bhnllar in composition to tho oyster pearls, having calcium carbonate and a little organic matter. These concretions concre-tions form Just beneath tho stem, ami a pure white pearl brings a high price, as it Is supposed by the natives to possess pos-sess some kind of a charm. Cases have been known where tho cocoauut pearl has been sold as a mollusk prod uct. but such Instances are rare. |