Pearls, Pink, Large but Irregular Ovals 9x7mm on 16-inch Strand
SKU: GMA-249
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$7.50
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Description
- Very light pink pearls large ovals 9x7mm on 16-inch strand
- These are light in color and irregularly shaped with several growth bands around the middle of most beads. Some find these distinctive features interesting, others not so much. The price reflects the "flaws".
- Pearls are formed inside bivalves (similar to oysters), which coat any foreign substance that gets inside their shell with a smooth layer of pearly nacre to eliminate the irritation. This coating grows over time increasing the pearl's luster and size. The color is influenced by minerals in the water.
- The Chinese cultured some pearls in the 12th or 13th century, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.