Mother of Pearl

Mother of pearl gemstone is a nacreous inner shell having a coating of pearl which produces molluscs. Such creatures have three layers, the first most or the outermost layer ie periostracum, the second layer is the layer of calcite and the last layer or the innermost layer is of nacre, which is also called the mother of pearl. The innermost part is produced by the mantle of the mollusc. This gemstone is found all over the world. Because Of the reason that it produces pearls with a shell. The drawback of this is that it rarely a pearl. To protect its soft body, mollusc will produce a pearl, by enclosing a parasite in nacre. These are cultured to allow more people to acquire. This gemstone is used for thousands of years, as it was used by the ancient Egyptians and Sumerians. This gemstone becomes very popular during the Victorian Era, in the West. In order to decorate the households items, buttons, screens and boxes, used by the Victorians. It is produced and exported by the USA. ...