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Voluo por
Nnmo among Arab
Colour. Description. Bombay Ch: an Hbuibee.
pearl merchants.
iu 1000.
" White1' Btlkfth A very small pearl, Tho market rato in
but sometimes 1906 was Rs. 80
largo enough to to 100 per 13ahrain
be bored Tor a Mithqah this
thread. weight represent
ting 600 to 1J800
pearls.
Do. Ivhakah A “dust” pearl, Tlic market rato in
Mnallor than the 1906 was Rs. 6 to 6
Bukah and novor por Bombay Mith*
largo enough to bo qal, this weight
bored f or a thread. representing 2,UOO
pearls and up-
words. This kind
and tbo last are
powdered and used
as medicino by the
natives.
Blue*' Sangbasi Spherical and drop- Us. 80 to 150.
wIiAm shaped, colour
L5 • bluo to leaden,
with a good orient.
Do. Magbz Azraq Irregularly shaped. Rs. 30 to 60, The further epithet
6;jl j** Saraawi c^U- is
sometimes added
to tho name of
this class.

Do. Asmani Of a dull bluish Rs. 20 to 40. • ••
colour.
Do^ Miyan Of a dead bluish Rs. 3 to 6.
colour.
vjlx*
“ Red M Ynkah Ham Round. Rs. 20 to 50. By Persian mer­
chants this class
Lr is called Surkh-i-
Shirin tr"
Do. Sufri Copper ooloured, of Rs. 16 to 40.
su5 a 11 shapes.
<£/
Do. Batten The " button” pearl. Rs. 5 to 30. This name, as in the
w “ Whito" group,
is of English de­
rivation, aud has
no connection with
the term Batn
denoting size.
Persians call this
class Surklw-Nim
Shirln

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