53 Dreamlike Silver-Grey Pearl BeadsPrice is per 16 inch string of these lustrous pearls. Largest in the string is about 8mm x 7mm x 6mm about 53 pearls to the string. Cultured pearls Most pearls these days are cultured. These natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material inside a mussel can't be expelled. To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell building, nacre. To

Each measures 16mm x 12mm x 5mm

dichroic glass and lamp worked glass

A total length of 42-inches + the tassel

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Generally pearls assume the color of the shell in which they form

Colour comes from the mussel species and water quality

Top quality blue moonstone has an incredible 'three-dimensional' depth of colour

and ruby in zoisite is excellent for healing a broken heart and reducing obsessive feelings about another person

Amethyst belongs to the quartz family and the purple color is due to traces of iron

Price is per 15-inch string of 15 beads

formed by volcanic rock reacting to copper deposits brought by water

continuing to the heavens