Wow, @goldenarms, this is awesome news, and it makes a lot of sense. It seems that the creations of rare and precious metals and gems follow a pattern. It takes a collision or lots of pressure and force to create them, which is the same with the creation of the pearl. Thank you so much for this info. It also makes me wonder if everything and everyone are a reflection of all things how precious and more valuable do we become as we continue to collide with each other and the times we do it because we are longing to touch, be touched or to feel something. How precious do we continue to become. Being shaped and molded by our experiences and intricate encounters with each other. And sometimes it's not negative, there are times when we are taken back or our mind is blown by a profound statement that penetrates our very being or a song someone sings that touches us inwardly playing our heartstrings, and we are moved in a way that changes us....I'm just saying...