SHELL PEARL NECKLACE IN SOUTH AFRICA

  Overview: 12mm Brown Shell Pearls White freshwater Pearls Matching Shell Pendant Necklace connects with a lobster clasp Necklace is 49cm long. What is a shell pearl? The shell pearl is laboratory made from the shell of an oyster. The process of making a shell pearl involves several different stages. The raw material for the base of the pearl is the sea shell, which is coated and polished to the final shape of the pearl. In order to produce a good quality pearl, a key ingredient is what we call a 'mother of pearl bead'. This element adds weight, value and durability to the pearl.  In fact, the materials used in order to make shell pearls are the same materials from which cultured pearls are made.