Papeete (Tahiti, French Polynesia), May 2013: sorting of cultured pearls

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Papeete (Tahiti, French Polynesia), May 2013: all the cultured pearls go through x-ray inspection before legal export. All pearls showing less than 0,8mm thickness are banned for marketing. The unique pearl control centre is a governmental body. Here, manual sorting of the pearl depending on the size

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Location: France Papeete Tahiti French Polynesia
Photo credit: © Dubois/Andia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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