subject: Mother Of Pearl Jewelry [print this page] In 4000 BC., Mother of pearl was used for an embellishing purpose. Mother of Pearl was used at the 4200 BC. The Mother of Pearl symbolizes the fertility and rebirth. A pearl is considered a symbol of wealth.
Mother of Pearl is also known as Nacre. The crystalline substance "mother of pearl" is an organic-inorganic made up of distinct materials produced by mollusc ( by the inner shell layer). A mollusk is an invertebrate with a soft unsegmented body. A nacre is found at the ancestry of a bivalves and cephalopod. Hence, the mollusk shells are porcellaneous and Non-nacreous .The strong and resilient pearl is not only transparent but light weighted also. A pearl size is important because larger pearls are considered more rare.
Where as, a non-nacreous melo pearls are found in the coastal areas of Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Though the pearl may have different colors but the highly valued is intense orange hue commonly found in a ripe papaya but most of the pearls range in white and black, blue to gold, green and rose. A mother of pearl usually shine like a porcelain plate. The name to be first given to the " Mother of Pearl " was by the Queen Elizabeth I.
In other terms, mother of pearl is defined as an iridescent coating made up of aragonite and calcite, a calcium carbonate polymorph. The mother of pearls are used for pearl nucleus manufacturing. A valuable pearl is rare and expensive. Pearls have been highly valued as a gemstone for millenary.
Tip : A pearl jewelry is extremely sensitive to hairspray, cosmetics, perfume or any sort of acids such as lemon juice or vinegar.
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