Pearls, White, Round 8mm Diameter on 16-inch Strand
SKU: GMA-379
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$30.00
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Description
- Round white pearls 8mm diameter on 16 inch strand
- Nice shape, and silky smooth finish with the exception of a few subtle growth line which are one way to tell these pearls are real. They are a brighter white than is show in the slightly underexposed image.
- Only one strand available
- 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.