White Mother of Pearl / MOP 24.5-26mm oval hoop beads (ETB00273) DIY necklace The stone is primarily found

The stone is primarily found in Madagascar where quartz crystal have been discovered that have “Phantom” inclusions of Lepidocrocite near the terminations

Size: 21 x 23 - 32 x 30 mm

I always send from the same batch

Size: 14 - 18mm Graduate (27 PCS)

but a ruby without any needle-like rutile inclusions may indicate that the stone has been treated

White Mother of Pearl / MOP 24.5-26mm oval hoop beads (ETB00273) DIY necklace The stone is primarily foundMother of pearl, is an organic inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it is also what makes up the outer coating of pearls. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent. Mother of Pearl is found in some of the more ancient lineages of bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. However, the inner layer in the great majority of mollusc shells is porcellaneous, not nacreous, and this usually results in a non iridescent