Ivory-White Biwa Pearl Strand - 6mm loose green jade gb_1a{height:40px

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and is also known as a "dream stone" bringing beautiful dreams

A large pearl is only more valuable if its the same quality as a smaller one  and the rounder the better

the Chinese around 550 BC

The end pieces on these strands are "djore" (a thunderbolt) and "drilbu" (the bell)

Ivory-White Biwa Pearl Strand - 6mm loose green jade gb_1a{height:40pxPrice is 15 inch strand of these beautiful 6mm pearls. Each is about 6mm x 4mm. The least expensive cultured pearls today rival the most expensive natural pearls ever found. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material inside a mussel can't be expelled. To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell building, nacre. To cultivate a