Conch big pebble pearl in China

The rare and precious orange-gold jewel with a diameter of two centimeters revealed when a Chinese fisherman sliced ​​the conch's meat into the net.

Zuo Zhang, a 48-year-old fisherman in Fujian, China, caught the conch weighing about 1.5kg when pulling the net on March 3, according to Apple Daily. Zhang and his wife discovered a shiny pearl with a diameter of two centimeters while making snail meat to prepare lunch.

The orange-yellow jewel is as big as a coin.(Photo: Weibo).

The jewel weighs about 15.6g, is orange-yellow and is as big as a coin."I have been a fisherman since I was young but this is the first time I saw snail pearls , " Zhang said.

The pearl is in the belly of a conch weighing 1.5kg.(Photo: Weibo).

According to Huang Zhouying, professor of food and marine science at Quanzhou Teachers College, Fujian, the snail takes a long time to form a jewel with a diameter of two centimeters. Professor Zhouying evaluated the big pearl as Zhang found extremely rare and highly valuable.

Mr. Zhang held a conch shell.(Photo: Weibo).

Earlier, an unnamed Filipino fisherman found a 34kg giant pearl block 10 years ago in the waters off Palawan island and stored in the house for sewing without even knowing its value. The staff at the local travel agency confirmed that this is a product of an extremely large son, which can reach up to $ 100 million.