Mother of Pearl white rectangles, 14x10mm on 16-inch strands
Mother of pearl is the nacre that forms on the inside of molluscs and other bivalves which also make pearls
Whereas pearls are made when an irritant, natural or inserted by humans, is covered with nacre, mother of pearl beads are cut from the inside of the actual mollusc shells. This is why large mother of shell beads are rare - the shells and their nacre linings aren't thick enough for many large beads.
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