Pearls, Dyed Pink Smooth Nuggets 7x7mm on 16-inch Strand

GMA-97

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  • Bright pink dyed pearls, smooth slightly irregular shapes 7x7mm on 16" strand
  • Only one available, from the Beadazzled Falls Church store's inventory
  • 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 pearls in the 12th or 13th century, but the Japanese who developed it into an industry in the 1890s, inserted mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured Pearls.
  • Pearls have been greatly valued in ancient China, India, and Greece. In Rome, only people of high rank were allowed to wear them. They remain among the most popular gems worldwide.
  • Treat Pearls with care, avoiding, abrasion, detergents, acids, perspiration, cosmetics and hair spray as well as excessive heat, light or humidity.