Sea Shell (organic gemstones)
Pearl ๐ Shells Real pearls (organic gemstones) Shell pearls (imitation) Production: Manufacturers take the mother-of-pearl from the mollusk's shell, grind it into a fine powder, shape it into a bead, and then coat it with an artificial pearlescent coating. Composition: They are essentially beads with a man-made coating. While the core may contain real shell material, they lack the layered crystalline nacre created by a living mollusk. Qualities: The process results in perfectly uniform, round beads with a flawless surface. They are more durable than cultured pearls and are resistant to damage from perfumes and sweat. Real pearls (organic gemstones) Production: Natural pearls are formed organically by a mollusk as a defense mechanism against an irritant, like a parasite, that enters its shell. Cultured pearls are real pearls that form the same way, but with the irritant manually inserted by a pearl farmer. Composition: A real pearl is composed of layers of nacre, a material ...