Pearls, White, Various Shapes, 5x4mm - 4x6mm, Loose Mixed Lot
SKU: GMA-436
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Description
- Small white, pearls mixed sizes and shapes, loose, 5x4mm - 4x6mm
- 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.