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Shells handmade beadsShells handmade beads A few days later I got around to the project. I selected the darker of the two C. friendii for the oven, thinking that the second specimen would serve as a reference (I expected a relatively minor color change). The selected shell had a black-brown base, this color extending up above the margins. The dorsum had the usual irregularly placed dark brown blotches on a bluish background. I used a small thermostatically controlled oven, placing the shell upon a piece of asbestos board. I warmed the shell slowly, taking about one hour to reach 400 F. After one half hour at this temperature, I thought I could see a lightening of the color around the margins. After one hour at 400 F, I again looked through the glass of the oven door. The black-brown just above the margins was definitely turning orange. And so it went. . . . Shells handmade beadsShells handmade beads Surely some more species will be discovered in these remote islands by eager collectors. The author will be grateful for any communication concerning further species collected in the Austral Islands. Shells handmade beads shells handmade beads,handmade cebu philippines,natural seashell jewels,jewelry bijoux component parts,wood agsam vine,fashion mother of pearl,philippines ear rings,wood ornament,philippines shells fashion and jewelry,shells handmade beads
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