Many people think of an oyster or mussel producing one pearl. In fact a mollusc may create over a dozen pearls depending on how it is seeded. Many of these are button pearls, so-called because of their distinctive shape - round on one side and flat on the other.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
button pearls
@_@Button pearls also call also called "side-drilled pearls" or "rondelle pearls", the both side of the pearls to be bit flatter: usually drilled through the short center dimension of the pearl;
Many people think of an oyster or mussel producing one pearl. In fact a mollusc may create over a dozen pearls depending on how it is seeded. Many of these are button pearls, so-called because of their distinctive shape - round on one side and flat on the other.
Many people think of an oyster or mussel producing one pearl. In fact a mollusc may create over a dozen pearls depending on how it is seeded. Many of these are button pearls, so-called because of their distinctive shape - round on one side and flat on the other.
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