Shiny Russet Biwa Pearls - 5mmPrice is per 15 inch string of these beautiful 5mm 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

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Bead size: 13mm x 6mm - about 24 beads to the string

Price is per 16-inch string of these large jade beads - each measures 16mm - about 25 to the string

Jasper is a crystalline variety of quartz that contains up to 20% foreign material

Both are fully faceted

mixed with synthetic resin

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Brighter coloured Indian moonstones and opalite moonstone is cheaper

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The most famous type of jade carved in China is from Burma