Mother Of Pearl White Bead Chips 16" - by the strand(24327)

Mother-of-pearl is the nacreous inner shell coating of pearl-producing mollusks. The shiny nacre that develops on the inside of the shell and gives shape to a pearl by transferring that nacre to the foreign object is the mother of pearl. The most common source of this material are abalone and pearl oysters. This is widely used as an inlay in many musical instruments, furniture, and jewelry pieces.

Natural mother-of-pearl is found all over the world and is more common than pearl. This is because the mollusks that produce pearls will always have a shell, but will very rarely contain a pearl.

Mother of Pearl is harvested throughout the Persian Gulf, Venezuela, Japan, China, Australia, as well as many Pacific islands and rivers in Europe and North America.

Mother of pearl is believed to have a calming effect on those that wear it, reducing stress and aggressiveness. This in turn allows clearer thoughts and better expression and grounding.

Mother Of Pearl has zodiac associations with Pisces and Cancer.

Mother Of Pearl has a Mohs hardness of 2.5 – 4.5

This is a natural stone product. Please expect flaws and imperfections. You will receive an item that looks similar to the example pictured.