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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Pearl. | Oct 14, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - What Gem Blends Nature and Beauty? Pearls. | Mar 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - Romancing the Stones: Pearls. | Dec 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - DNA Fingerprinting of Pearls to Determine Their Origins. | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to mother-of-pearl and updated media. | Jun 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Pearl Thickness Measurements from Optical Coherence Tomography (PDF). | Mar 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Structural colors of pearls. | Nov 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - How pearls get their round shape. | Jun 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - NOVA - The History of Pearls. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Hidden Gems: The Use of Pearls Throughout History. | Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gemological Institute of America - Pearl. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Nebraska-Lincoln - School of Natural Resources - Traditional Birthstones - Pearl (June). | Feb 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Pearl. | Sep 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Gem Society - Pearl Value, Price, and Jewelry Information. | Mar 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce Crafts - Identifying Pearls Used in Antique and Vintage Jewelry. | Mar 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Musem of Natural History - Pearls. | Feb 22, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Western Australia Museum - Australian Pearling Industry. | Feb 14, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Western Australia Museum - Australian Pearling Industry. | Feb 14, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Gemological Institute of America - Pearl. | May 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - How Do Oysters Make Pearls? | Dec 02, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - What is Chemistry? | Dec 02, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science With Kids - Facts about Pearls. | Dec 02, 2016 | ||
| Noted that blister pearls are those that form attached to a mollusk's shell. | Nov 15, 2016 | ||
| Cross-references added throughout the article. | Jun 26, 2015 | ||
| Text mentioning necklace-making added. |
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Jun 26, 2015 | |
| Add new Web site: Mineral Zone - Pearl. | Apr 25, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Pearl. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Pearl. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery - Pearl. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Heliyon - Research progress on formation mechanism of pearl. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Pearl. | Dec 21, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: India Parenting - Pearls. | Sep 14, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Pearl. | Oct 07, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Texas - Pearl. | Mar 17, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |
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