Pearls, Peacock Keshi, Sticks Dark Blue, 20mm on 14-inch Strand

GMA-205

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  • Keshi "stick" pearls deep dark blue-green tinged peacock luster
  • Sticks are about 20mm long on a 14-inch strand
  • Only one available
  • Keshi pearls are a by-product of pearl farming, they have formed without a bead inside so they are 100% nacre, the shimmery substance that coats cultured pearls 
  • 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.