Pearls, Peacock Keshi, Sticks Dark Blue, 20mm on 14-inch Strand
SKU: GMA-205
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$55.00
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Description
- Keshi "stick" pearls deep dark blue-green tinged peacock luster
- Sticks are about 20mm long on a 14-inch strand
- Only one available
- Keshi pearls are a by-product of pearl farming, they have formed without a bead inside so they are 100% nacre, the shimmery substance that coats cultured pearls
- Most gems are stones, but a few like Pearl, Amber, Jet, and Coral, are classified as Organic gems, meaning they came from living things.
- 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 reduce the irritation.
- The Chinese cultured 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.