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Mother of Pearl

We found this pearl oyster shell on the beach. There were dozens of abandoned pearl oyster buoys throughout the lagoon. When the black pearl market collapsed with the world economy, the former operators simply left their navigational hazards throughout the entire lagoon.

Mopelia Atoll, Society Islands – French Polynesia

June 14, 2010