Conch Pearls
These natural pearls are harvested from the Queen conch, a large marine snail with a heavy, lustrous shell which lives in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
Conch pearls are products of a large marine snail, the queen conch, It is native to the Caribbean and, until it was fished to near extinction, was found abundantly in the waters of the Florida Keys.
Conch Pearls:
Sea Snails called Queen Conch produces pearl with deep rich swirling array of colors and is very rare. They cannot be cultivated. Such pearls are measured in carats.
Keshi Pearls: ...
Conch Pearls
Not truly a "pearl" but a lovely, rare and valuable product of the giant conch, a univalve mollusk. Pink is the most desirable color.
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Conch pearls are far more rare than the finest natural Akoya pearl, and therefor are considerably more expensive.
Conch pearls (or Great conch)
Pearl produced by a conch, a tropical saltwater mollusc found in the Caribbean. Conch shell interior is often lovely pink color with a very smooth surface. Its pearls are very rare and valuable.
Spring 1965, Surface conditions on conch pearls, p. 281, 2pp.
Spring 1966, A pearl, half black and half white, p. 24, 2pp.
Spring 1967, Irradiated cultured pearls, p. 153, 2pp.
Winter 1967, Hammered effect on pearl surfaces, p.
Like conch pearls from Strombus gigas, melo pearls are truly rare and have become collector’s items both in the east and the west. However, in Myanmar there is no written literature or historical references regarding melo pearls.
Most collectible are perfectly round pearls and exceptional natural pearls such as melo melo, conch and horse conch pearls with perfect shape and intense colors .
 See also: Color, Pearl, Pearls, Jewel, Natural
  
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