When you hear the word “pearl,” what do you picture in your mind? Many people envision a small, white, round gemstone either on its own as a stud earring, or perhaps paired with other pearls on a strand. But the truth is that pearls come in a wide variety of…
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How Do Pearls Get Their Round Shape?
Pearls are a beautiful byproduct of a natural defense mechanism – when an oyster senses that its shell has been invaded by a foreign particle, it coats the irritant in nacre in order to protect the oyster’s soft insides. Nacre is a naturally-occurring material produced by the oyster which…