Pearls, White, Button Shape, 2x3mm on 16-inch Strands
SKU: GMA-343
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Description
- Mini, white, "button" pearls 2x3mm on 16-inch strands
- "Button" is the name for a pearl shape that is rounded or domes on one side and flat on the other. These are attractive with good nacre for their size and very regular.
- Small pearls, aside from quality considerations, can cost more than larger ones because they require more work. There are many more mini pearls on a 16-inch strand than there are larger pearls. That means the costs of sorting, drilling, and stringing are all higher.
- 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 color is 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 in the 1890s, inserting mother-of-pearl beads as the basis of their cultured pearls.