what happens if a oyster with a pearl is unattended

Question

So I’m pretty sure I understand how pearls are made, but I only seen videos of the pearl being harvested. So what would happen if the pearl wasn’t harvested. Would the oyster just spit it out or eat it or what?

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Answer 1

Here’s a fossil oyster, perhaps lived to 200 years old, that MRI showed might have a very large pearl.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2178655/150-million-year-old-oyster-times-normal-size-probably-contains-worlds-biggest-pearl–wants-open-out.html