Mother-Of-Pearl

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She is iridescent and emits moonlight rainbows - pastel versions of the arc we see across the sky. She is made of nacre, the same substance as a treasured pearl, and is only found on the shells of pearl-making mollusks. Her color helps determine the color of the pearl made by her mollusk. Mother-of-pearl. She comes naturally in an array of lovely colors - white, gray, silver, yellow, blue-green, bronze, pink, red, brown, black, or banded. She can also be dyed to intensify or even change her natural color. She is made into jewelry and buttons; she is inlaid in everything from hair brushes to guitars. She is even used, on occasion, as the seed of a cultured pearl. Mother-of-pearl - she is distinctly lovely and universally appealing.

Mother-of-pearl is a 3 ½ on the Mohs scale and easily scratched. It's often protected by stabilization or with a coating. It's often dyed. Don't use ultrasonic or steam cleaners and avoid chemicals. We recommend that you wipe it clean using a soft, dry cloth.