What is a Pearl?
A pearl is created when an irritant triggers a mollusk’s defense mechanism. The mollusk creates a pearl sac to seal off the irritation and deposits layers of calcium carbonate over the irritant. This calcium carbonate, a combination of aragonite and conchiolin is called nacre, which makes up mother of pearl as well. In cultured pearls, the irritant is typically a piece of mantle tissue from another mollusk.
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Read more about Pearl Farming and its Positive Affects on the Environment here.
35% off Pearls
* Enter promo code: 35PearlMarch
* Website purchases only, eBay items excluded
* Limited to stock on hand
* Sale begins March 29 and ends April 1 at 11:59PM Eastern (GMT-4:00)
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