Pearl

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of Sanskrit 'muktā (मुक्ता muktā, liberated, gem)' and Greek 'margaritēs (μαργαρίτης)' — the decisive canon becoming the etymology of Latin 'margarita', and English 'pearl' deriving from Latin 'perna (thigh, mollusc)' through the diminutive 'pernula'. The decisive natural history origin canon is the decisive canon of the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 9 chapters 106-123 of the 1st century — 'pearl (margarita) is the most valuable of all gems, growing in molluscs of India and the Persian Gulf, formed when dew enters the shell and becomes a pearl'. The decisive Cleopatra canon is the decisive canon of Cleopatra VII (Cleopatra VII, 69-30 BCE) of Egypt dissolving her pearl earring (worth about 10 million sesterces) in vinegar to drink during her wager with Mark Antony (Mark Antony) in 41 BCE — recorded in Pliny's Natural History Book 9 chapters 119-121 and Macrobius's Saturnalia. The decisive Matthew canon is the decisive canon of the 'parable of the pearl' in Matthew (Matthew) 13:45-46 of the 1st century — 'The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it'. The decisive Revelation canon is the decisive canon of '12 pearls' in Revelation 21:21 — 'the twelve gates of the New Jerusalem were twelve pearls'. The decisive Eastern canon is the decisive canon of the dragon's wish-fulfilling pearl (cintamani) of China and the Seven Treasures of Buddhism.

Features

• Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) nacre layer of molluscs — Mohs hardness 2.5-4.5
• Main axis Pliny Natural History Book 9 chapters 106-123 most valuable of all gems
• Sanskrit muktā (liberated, gem) — etymology of Greek margaritēs
• Cleopatra's pearl in vinegar in 41 BCE
• Only organic gem grown in living molluscs
• Origin — Persian Gulf, Gulf of India, Japan, China, Australian cultured pearls

Stories

Pearl in Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 9 chapters 106-123 of the 1st century is the decisive natural history origin, and the decisive Eastern canon is the dragon's wish-fulfilling pearl of China and the pearl among the Seven Treasures of Buddhism. The decisive canon used as the most valuable of all gems, and the decisive canon invoked as the tears of the sea and the queen of gems. The decisive Cleopatra canon is the decisive canon of the wager of pearl in vinegar of 41 BCE, and the decisive Christian canon is the decisive canon of the 'parable of the pearl' in Matthew 13:45-46 and the '12 pearls of the gates' in Revelation 21:21. The decisive cultured pearl canon is the decisive canon of the invention of the cultured pearl by Mikimoto Kōkichi (Mikimoto Kōkichi, 1858-1954) of Japan in 1893.

Weakness

Pearl's weaknesses are: (1) Mohs hardness 2.5-4.5 limit — the decisive canonical weakness — much softer than sapphire (9) and diamond (10); (2) binding of acid — the decisive canon of dissolving in vinegar and acid as calcium carbonate — the canon of Cleopatra; (3) binding of dryness — the decisive canon of cracking or losing luster from water loss; (4) binding of perfume — the decisive canon of damage from chemicals; (5) binding of culturing — the decisive canon of the natural value being challenged by the 1893 cultured pearl; (6) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (7) binding of the mollusc — the decisive canon of the life of the living mollusc; (8) binding of time — the decisive canon of the binding of 5000 years of pearl. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of Mikimoto's invention of the cultured pearl in 1893.

Cultural Significance

Pearl is not merely a mineral icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Greco-Roman-Christian-Eastern canon, traversing pearl jewelry of Mesopotamia of c. 2300 BCE, Cleopatra's pearl in vinegar of 41 BCE, Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 9 chapters 106-123 of the 1st century, Matthew 13:45-46 of the 1st century, Revelation 21:21 of the 1st century, the dragon's wish-fulfilling pearl of China, Botticelli's Birth of Venus of 1486, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring of 1665, and Mikimoto's cultured pearl of 1893. The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of Sanskrit 'muktā (liberated)' and Greek 'margaritēs (μαργαρίτης)' — the decisive canon becoming the etymology of Latin 'margarita'. The decisive natural history origin canon is the decisive canon of the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 9 chapters 106-123 of the 1st century — 'pearl (margarita) is the most valuable of all gems, growing in molluscs of India and the Persian Gulf, formed when dew enters the shell and becomes a pearl', and the decisive Cleopatra canon is the decisive canon of Cleopatra VII (Cleopatra VII, 69-30 BCE) of Egypt dissolving her pearl earring (worth about 10 million sesterces) in vinegar during her wager with Mark Antony (Mark Antony) in 41 BCE — recorded in Pliny's Natural History Book 9 chapters 119-121. The decisive Christian canon is the decisive parable canon of Matthew (Matthew) 13:45-46 — 'The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it', and the decisive Revelation canon is the decisive canon of Revelation 21:21 — 'the twelve gates of the New Jerusalem were twelve pearls'. The decisive Eastern canon is the decisive canon of the dragon's wish-fulfilling pearl of China, the pearl among the Seven Treasures of Buddhism (sapta-ratna, including pearl), and the Sanskrit cintamani (wish-fulfilling jewel, from Sanskrit 'cinta (thought) + mani (jewel)'), and the decisive Renaissance canon is the decisive canon of the pearl shell on which Venus stands in Sandro Botticelli's (Sandro Botticelli, 1445-1510) The Birth of Venus (The Birth of Venus) of 1486 and the Girl with a Pearl Earring (Girl with a Pearl Earring) of Johannes Vermeer (Johannes Vermeer, 1632-1675) of 1665. The decisive cultured pearl canon is the decisive canon of the invention of the cultured pearl (cultured pearl) by Mikimoto Kōkichi (Mikimoto Kōkichi, 1858-1954) of Japan in Toba, Mie Prefecture on 11 July 1893.

In Popular Culture

Pliny the Elder Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 9 chapters 106-123 on pearl (1st century) — decisive natural history origin canonCleopatra VII (Cleopatra VII) dissolving pearl in vinegar during wager with Mark Antony (41 BCE) — decisive Cleopatra canonParable of the pearl in Matthew (Matthew) 13:45-46 (1st century) — decisive Christian canon12 pearls of the gates in Revelation (Revelation) 21:21 (1st century) — decisive Revelation canonDragon's wish-fulfilling pearl of China — decisive Eastern canonPearl among the Seven Treasures of Buddhism — decisive Buddhist canonSanskrit cintamani (cintamani) wish-fulfilling jewel — decisive Indian canonBotticelli The Birth of Venus (The Birth of Venus) (1486) — decisive Renaissance canonVermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring (Girl with a Pearl Earring) (1665) — decisive 17th-century canonInvention of cultured pearl by Mikimoto Kōkichi (Mikimoto Kōkichi) (1893) — decisive cultured pearl canon