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Mother of pearl-the beautiful pearl for jewelry

2009-9-17   Source:AYpearl

Mother of pearl is mainly used as a colorful and popular jewelry component. It is called "mother of pearl" because it is literally the "mother", or creator, of true pearls.

Mother of Pearl jewelry like mother of Pearl necklace is the common name for iridescent nacre, a blend of minerals that are secreted by oysters and other mollusks and deposited inside their shells, coating and protecting their bodies from parasites and foreign objects.
Jewelry made from cheap mother of Pearl is in the group called organic jewelry, which includes all jewelry that originates from a living creature, plant or other living organism.
Like other substances found in nature, handcrafted jewelry used with mother of Pearl develops irregularities as it forms. As a result, every piece of china mother of or inlay is slightly different. Sometimes these differences are appreciated, and the artisan works with the unusual features of a specific piece to highlight them.
These irregularities may also appear in cheap jewelry which is not as meticulously constructed. Use mild soaps and water on mother of Pearl to clean it, and avoid storing it with jewelry which may scratch it, wearing away the luminous layers of nacre.
Mother of Pearl, also called nacre is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some mollusks as an inner shell layer. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent.
Pearl oysters and abalone are both sources of mother of Pearl, which is widely used as an inlay in fashion jewelry, furniture, and musical instruments.