Pearls, Pink, Round 5mm Diameter on 16-inch Strands
SKU: GMA-286
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$45.00
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Description
- Medium pink pearls, perfectly round 5mm diameter on 16-inch strands
- Round remains the most prized shape and thus continues to command high prices
- These have perfect thick nacre giving them depth of subtle pink color, a silky smooth feel on the skin and a soft shimmer in low or bright lights
- 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.