Pearls, Silvery/Very Light Grey, Mini Oblates 2-3mm on 16-inch Strands

GMA-209

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  • Very light Silver color mini pearls 2-3mm on 16-inch strands
  • Tiny pearls once used by the fashion industry, these are beloved by makers of doll jewelry, as well as minimalists and collectors.
  • Most gems are stones, but a few like Pearl, Amber, Jet, and Coral, are classified as Organic gems, meaning they came from living things.
  • 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 reduce the irritation.
  • The Chinese cultured 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.