Black Mother of Pearl / MOP 24-29mm handmade flower beads (ETB00359) Pilbara

Black Mother of Pearl / MOP 24-29mm handmade flower beads (ETB00359) PilbaraMother of pearl, is an organic inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also what makes up the outer coating of pearls. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent. Mother of Pearl is found in some of the more ancient lineages of bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. However, the inner layer in the great majority of mollusc shells is porcellaneous, not nacreous, and this usually results in a non iridescent

It safeguards the wearers from deception or foul play

the inclusions form

it assumed all the colours of the rainbow

Rhodochrosite is stone that is usually seen in  elegant pink to red that often has bands of white

length of this strand: 16 inches/ 407mm

Yellow and Brown are caused by iron and uranium

although occasionally a stone will exhibit bright green flashes

that makes it desirable

so when they find an agate

The rod-like structures are sclerenchyma bundles that comprise part of the woody tissues that gave the wood its vertical strength

D: 25 x 37 x 6

Rose quartz crystals are known to bring trust and harmony into people’s relationships and can help balance people’s emotions