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1970's White Mother of Pearl Necklace
Lovely White Mother of Pearl 1970's necklace. Elegant ball design. Handmade in the Dominican Republic.  (2" earrings also available).

• Era: 1970's

• Condition: Excellent

• Length:  15 "

 
$100.00

 

 

Mother of pearl is the iridescent coating on the inside of some mollusk species which is composed of aragonite and calcite, a calcium carbonate polymorph. Mother-of-pearl is also the primary material used in pearl nucleus manufacturing.

Famed for its shimmering beauty the world over, iridescent shell known as mother of pearl is the organic/inorganic material lining the inside of a mollusk’s shell. The play of color that floats over the surface of the interior lining- also known as luster- is an optical phenomenon wherein wavelengths of light are scattered and refracted back toward the viewer in a dazzling display.



 
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