MOMME
Pronounced mummy is a unit of weight used by the Japanese to weigh both silk and pearls. 1 momme equals 3.75 grams.
MONOFILAMENT ...
momme
A unit of weight used to measure cultured pearls in Japan. One momme is equivalent to 3.75 grams ...
Momme
Japanese weight measurement used for pearls. One momme equals 3.75 grams, or 18.75 carats.
...
Momme: The weight measurement for pearls in Japan. One momme equals 3.75 grams, or 18.7 carats.
Momme: Japanese unit of weight for cultured pearls - equals 3.75 grams.
Money clip: Small form of folded spring metal used for holding bills in the pocket. Often decorated on one or both sides.
The weight of a natural pearl is measured in grains, of a cultured pearl formerly by the momme. The size of a circular pearl is measured in millimetres.
Production: 200,000 mommes produced in 2006 (up 30% from 2006)
Production Area: 25,600 square km.
Pearl Producers Nationwide: 6
Investment of Burma-Japan Partnership: $8.47 million
Year Production Began: 1956 ...
Pearls are weighed in a unit of measurement called "momme." "American Cultured Pearls" are Pearls which are farmed in the rivers of Tennessee and its surrounding region.
M: maacle, Mabe, "Maxixe", meerschaum, melee, mesolite, methylene iodide, Mikimoto, Mohs, Moldavite, momme, Moissanite, Mookaite jasper
N: nacre, nanometer, nephrite
O: opalescence, "Oro Verde" ...
"Seed" pearls are those that weigh less than 0.25 grains. The weight unit for Japanese cultured pearls is the momme, which is equal to 3.75 grams (75 grains) and is equivalent to the weight of a 14" strand of 3mm cultured pearls.
Momme - weight used for culture pearls; it is the equivalent of 3.75 grams.
Nacre - layers of calcium carbonate that forms "pearly" part of a pearl.
Opaque - describes substance that does not transmit light.
 See also: Pearls, Rough, Pearl, Jewel, Natural
  
|
RSS
