Websites
The Cultured Pearl Information Centre is a non-profit organization devoted to the dissemination of accurate pearl and cultured pearl related information to the trade and consumer public.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York offers this extensive Internet resource on pearls as a companion site to a recent exhibit. From finding pearls to fashioning them into exquisite pieces of jewellery, this site is a compendium of interesting information and imagery.
Books on pearls available at Amazon:
Pearls: A Natural History
Neil H. Landman, Paula M. Mikkelsen, Rudiger Bieler, Bennet Bronson
Available at the following international Amazon websites:

The Pearl
Silvia Malaguzzi
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The Pearl Buying Guide
Renee Newman
Available at the following international Amazon websites:

The Pearl Book, 3rd Edition: The Definitive Buying Guide to How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Pearls
Antoinette L. Matlins
Available at the following international Amazon websites:

The Book of the Pearl: Its History, Art, Science and Industry
George Frederick Kunz, Charles Hugh Stevenson
Available at the following international Amazon websites:

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