Gleaming Deep Ocean Blue Biwa Pearls - 4mm yellow beads carried in groundwater

carried in groundwater

Named after the Gaspe' Peninsula in Quebec where it was originally found

All top-drilled - with each measuring about 11mm x 6mm

natural freshwater pearls from China

Gleaming Deep Ocean Blue Biwa Pearls - 4mm yellow beads carried in groundwaterPrice is per 15 inch string of these beautiful 4mm pearls. The least expensive cultured pearls today rival the most expensive natural pearls ever found. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material inside a mussel can't be expelled. To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell building, nacre. To cultivate a pearl, farmers slit the