Mother of pearl is the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a secretion made by the animal's mantle and made up of of alternate layers of calcium carbonate and conchiolin. It is light reacting with this layering which gives mother of pearl its sheen.
Among the chief sources or mother of pearl are the pearl oyster, found in warm and tropical seas but the substance can also form in the shells of fresh water mollusks.
Mother-of-pearl is the nacreous iridescent lining of a mollusk's shell. It is composed of calcium carbonate and aragonite aligned in hexagonical platelets. Mother-of-pearl is also known as nacre. Mother-of-pearl is used for jewelry, buttons, tiles, the production of faux pearls, and calcium (pearl) supplements.
You don't. The mother of pearl comes from the inside of the seashell.
Her mother's name is Pearl Slaghoople .
john Gilbert John Gilbert killed Pearl. He went into her house and killed both Pearl and Harper, who were packing to leave Mystic Falls. He killed them with a stake through the heart. John Gilbert was wearing his ring, so he wasn't afraid to do so. Later Anna, Pearl's daughter, came home and found her mother and Harper dead.
If I remember, Mr.Krabs went somewhere where he saw a lot of money and Pearl as a baby. He could only pick one for some reason so he chose Pearl and the money was lost. That's why he spends his life collecting money, to make up for what he lost.
Pearl is the name of the game. There is no person named pearl! I repeat there is no person named pearl!
The mother of pearl is a very valuable pearl which derives from the expression "O, mother of pearl!" which means "Oh Help Me!"
Grips made out of mother of pearl.
Mother of pearl is also known as "nacre".
A mother of pearl ring can be purchased from the auction website eBay. Mother of pearl rings can also be purchased from Ross-Simons and American Pearl.
Mother of Pearl was actually given its name because it is the creator, the "Mother," of today's pearls.
You don't. The mother of pearl comes from the inside of the seashell.
A single ounce of mother of pearl can go for as much as $2,000 US.
The cast of Mother of Pearl - 1915 includes: Lottie Briscoe as Pearl Diggs Bernard Siegel
Mother of Pearl - 1915 was released on: USA: 3 April 1915
buy a see shell- it is mother of pearl
Pearls and mother-of-pearl shells have long been symbols of wealth, status, and religious beliefs
The cast of Mother of Pearl - 2011 includes: Elizabeth Trevan as Rachel