Pearls, White, Oval/Egg Shape Large, 11x8mm on 16-inch Strand
SKU: GMA-295
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Description
- White oval and egg shape pearls about 11x8mm on 16-inch Strand
- These bright white pearls are a little irregular in form, but all have a lovely silky smooth surface
- Only one available
- earls 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.