Thousands of years ago, perhaps while foraging for food along an ancient seashore, an enterprising person first pried an oyster open. That person was undoubtedly surprised to find a beautiful pearl cradled inside the oyster’s delicious flesh. Unlike crystalline gems such as emeralds and rubies, which are hidden in pockets of the earth’s crust, pearls are precious gems formed inside the bodies of oysters and other mollusks.
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Monday, February 01, 2016
The Elegant Pearl
by Schmidt JewelersAT: 02/01/2016 12:11:00 PM 0 COMMENTS
TAGS: PEARLS, PEARL JEWELRY