Raw mother of pearl refers to the shell unaltered from the way it is removed from the ocean. It is unpolished, not coated with any preservative, and uncut. It often is sold in bulk, with all the pieces of all sizes mixed in together. You get a lot of waste when you buy it that way.
Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some mollusks as an inner shell layer.
abalone (answer to 35D)
The abalone of California is one source of the gemstone mother of pearl.
The mother of pearl is a very valuable pearl which derives from the expression "O, mother of pearl!" which means "Oh Help Me!"
Grips made out of mother of pearl.
Mother of pearl is also known as "nacre".
A mother of pearl ring can be purchased from the auction website eBay. Mother of pearl rings can also be purchased from Ross-Simons and American Pearl.
Mother of Pearl was actually given its name because it is the creator, the "Mother," of today's pearls.
You don't. The mother of pearl comes from the inside of the seashell.
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A single ounce of mother of pearl can go for as much as $2,000 US.
The cast of Mother of Pearl - 1915 includes: Lottie Briscoe as Pearl Diggs Bernard Siegel
Mother of Pearl - 1915 was released on: USA: 3 April 1915
No but they are the source (clams)