Pearls, Pink, Rice/Oval Shape 8x7mm on 16-inch Strand

GMA-216

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  • Pink rice pearls, 8x7mm on 16-inch strands
  • Very uniform shape and size with soft pink satin luster
  • Only one available
  • 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.