Mother of Pearls

With an iridescence and a pearly white shiny luster, the gemstone Nacre is widely known as “Mother of Pearl”. It became widely popular when it was “Victoria’s” era. The Mother of Pearl gemstone has been used for thousands of years now. When any outer material mostly a parasite enters into the shell, the shell produces a material which is called nacre. Nacre does the coating and forming a lustrous pearl and makes the pearl coating hard as well. Shells produce nacre material which does the outer coating of the pearls making them shiny and bright. They are widely obtained from sea water from many continents around the world as well. These are bleached and dyed as well to make the colour white. These are widely available in all shapes and sizes. Mother of Pearls

Mother of pearl gemstones are really brittle gemstones. They have the hardness of about 2.5 to 4.5 which makes it suitable to use Mother of Pearl in rings and jewelry It is believed that the Mother of Pearl gemstone will bring the beauty to the wearer as well. These are not limited to the white colour but have silver-whitish to bluish-green and yellow appearance as well which then widely used in the decorations as well. Lab grown Paraiba

Due to its structure which is oval and spherical giving a lustrous appearance, these are widely used for jewelry. Their texture can be improved by bleaching them into the lab that will generate white appearance more than yellow. It is advised to clean it with the soft cloth and keep in a box that is made of soft fabric only.