{"product_id":"pearls-peacock-oval-shape-8x7mm-on-16-inch-strand","title":"Pearls, Peacock, Oval Shape, 8x7mm on 16-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge peacock color oval shape pearls, slightly graduated from 7x6mm to 8x7mm on 16-inch strand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe iridescent color is a medium blue grey with purple highlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name peacock references the shimmering iridescent hues of a peacock's tail. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn pearls it can range from a light blue tinged silver to darker greys with coppery highlights. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePearls 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 of grows over time increasing the pearl's size and luster. The color is influenced by minerals in the water, although some very dark peals may have been treated with gamma rays to darken the nucleus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chinese cultured some pearls in the 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecentury, but the Japanese developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured Pearls.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52966774866229,"sku":"GMA-291","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GMA-291.jpg?v=1780685406","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/pearls-peacock-oval-shape-8x7mm-on-16-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}