Large Swirl Grey Bell Pearl String amethyst chips Each drilled ready to thread

Each drilled ready to thread

Jasper was highly valued in ancient times

About 30 beads to the string

Largest nugget measures about 15mm x 12mm x 11mm

prompting some to call it "petrified sunlight" or "frozen gold"

Large Swirl Grey Bell Pearl String amethyst chips Each drilled ready to threadPrice is per 15 inch string of these unusual freshwater pearls. Each measures about 10mm x 9mm. 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