Pearls, Pink, Button Shape 4x6mm on 16-inch Strand
SKU: GMA-385
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Description
- Side drilled irregular button shape, light pink pearls with very nice silky luster and feel. They measure 4x6mm on 16-inch Strand
- A natural pink tint is sometimes enhanced by pearl farmers. The process involves immersing drilled pearls in dye, which is gradually absorbed through the perforation and spreads to the surface.
- 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 lighter colors are 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 by 1900, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.