Diogelorcas Pearl
Found in 1995, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Palawan, Philippines
I wish to introduce to you the largest Blister Pearl in the world known to man today. It was formed by a giant mollusk commonly called "taklobo" with a scientific name "Tridacna gigas". The size of the blister pearl is 4.00 inches in diameter and 3.75 inches in height. The mother shell where the blister pearl is naturally attached is 33 inches in length, 18 inches in width and 8 inches in thickness. The color of the blister pearl is crystallike white-ivory. The blister pearl itself is slightly fossilized with skin-deep corrosion. But its luster and brilliance can be scientifically restored because it is hard, sturdy and solid. The mother shell�s concave part is likewise slightly fossilized. However, fossilization near the brim and at the convex portion of the mother shell is at the advance stage already.
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A Rare Museum Centerpiece
This rare blister pearl has an exotic appearance that can magnetize attention because of its hard crystallike quality, rare size and beauty. There is no other one like this known to man today. If properly restored, mounted and covered with triangular crystals, it will indeed be a highly rare museum centerpiece that can attract attention of people around the world. It�s hard t o talk about its value because it�s the only one.
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A Guinness Book Material
This large blister pearl was formed by the same kind of mollusk (Tridacna gigas) that produced the largest independent pearl (detached from the mother shell) called the "Pearl of Lao-tze" that was found in Palawan Sea in 1934 which is now deposited in the Smithsonian Institute, USA valued at US$ 50,000,000.00 as featured in the 1994 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
This blister pearl can be a Guinness Book material also, being the only one in the world.
Whoever would buy this blister pearl can claim the exclusive right to have found it. It�s part of the deal.
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A Status Symbol Befitting a King
This magnificent blister pearl looks exactly the same with King Neptune�s "Enchanted Royal Pearl" in his throne in the Atlantis as we see in the movies and paintings surrounded by beautiful mermaids as if begging luster and splendor from it.
Only a great man with equal kingly stature is fit to own this rarest of gems. It�s like a status symbol of virtue, wisdom and wealth, like a scepter or a crown to a king.
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A Significant Archeological Piece
This aged blister pearl was found in an eroded part of an isolated island in the middle of South China Sea known as "Pag-asa" at Spratly Islands, Palawan, Philippines. The mollusk itself was believe to have lived for not less than 5 centuries. Added to this is the possibility that the mollusk, being by nature stationary, must have been overgrown by the expanding island where it was found. It must have been naturally buried underneath thousands of years ago which explains its slight fossilized appearance. What is amazing however is that the blister pearl and the inner part of the mother shell have remained intact.
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Truly yours,
Dionesio S. Gelito
Finder/Owner
For your further information, feel free to call Dionesio Gelito at mobile no. +63 9193709014 or write him at 62-D Abad Santos St., Puerto Princesa City, Philippines. Or e-mail him at [email protected]
