Ivory-White Biwa Pearl Strand - 6mm loose green jade the Chinese around 550 BC

the Chinese around 550 BC

and is also known as a "dream stone" bringing beautiful dreams

This was because rubbing amber against a wool cloth made it electrically charged

A large pearl is only more valuable if its the same quality as a smaller one  and the rounder the better

Chinese Turquoise is a soft

Ivory-White Biwa Pearl Strand - 6mm loose green jade the Chinese around 550 BCPrice is 15 inch strand of these beautiful 6mm pearls. Each is about 6mm x 4mm. 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