They look like what you'd get if God rolled the ocean into a gleaming little gem. The half-dome shaped jewels -- swirls of creamy pinks, greens, blues and sometimes even golds -- are prized for their ...
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Art thieves who broke into a Monterey peninsula museum made off with a collection of 48 irreplaceable abalone scrimshaw carvings, one of California's most unusual and rare historical artifacts. The ...