What's the mother-of-pearl? Is it valuable? Why? What's the difference between mother of p. and regular pearl?

Answer 1

Mother of pearl is actually the inside of the oyster shell, not the pearl itself. It is valuable because it is rare and it is beautiful but it is not as valuable as pearls because it is less rare than pearls.

Mother of pearl used to be used for butttons and is used for decorative inlays on jewelry boxes and ornaments among other things.

Answer 2

Mother Of Pearl Value

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Mother Of Pearl Source

Answer 4

Mother of pearl is an iridescent coating of the inside of several species of mollusk shells. The pearl oyster and abalone and some river mussels produce mother of pearl. It is not particularly valuable due to the fact that it can be found in large abundance.
On the other hand real pearls that are produced inside oysters and are formed by inserting an irritant such a grain of sand or a tiny piece of shell into the oyster. In order to try and ease the irritant the oyster then excretes a crystalline substance called nacre. The longer the irritant is inside the oyster the larger the pearl. Pearls are expensive due to the length of time it takes to form a good sized pearl and also because of the dangerous methods used by divers in retrieving them. I hope this answered your question.

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What's the mother-of-pearl? Is it valuable? Why? What's the difference between mother of p. and regular pearl?

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Mother of Pearl or nacre , the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of some fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks. Like the pearl it is a secretion of the mantle, composed of alternate layers of calcium carbonate and conchiolin. Among the chief sources are the pearl oyster, found in warm and tropical seas, chiefly in Asia; freshwater pearl mussels, which live in many rivers of the United States, Europe, and Asia; and the abalone of California, Japan, and other Pacific regions.

PEARL [pearl] hard, rounded secretion formed inside the shell of certain mollusks, used as a gem. It is secreted by the epithelial cells of the mantle, a curtain of tissue between the shell and body mass, and is deposited in successive layers around an irritating object—usually a parasite in the case of natural pearls—that gets caught in the soft tissue of the mollusk. The pearl is built up of layers of aragonite or calcite (crystalline forms of calcium carbonate) held together by conchiolin (a horny organic substance); its composition is identical to that of the mother-of-pearl , or nacre, that forms the interior layer of the mollusk shell.

Answer 7

Mother of pearl is the lining on the inside of the shell.
The pearl is made when a grain of sand infiltrates the shell and the oyster covers it to ease the irritation.

Answer 8

"Mother of Pearl" (as the name ALMOST suggests) is the inside lining of the oyster shell itself. While not as "valuable" as pearls, it's still very attractive, and is unusual enough as a jewelry item to make the wearer appear much more 'chic' than someone who is simply flauntint their wealth with pearls.

Style always wins out over arrogant displays of wealth!

Answer 9

There is no difference...they are the same. The bivalve is called "mother of pearl", while inside it is the round pearl. The shell is rough and brownish on the outside. The inside, however, is white or yellowish gold. Your pendant is made from the shell. The pearl white colored inside shell is cut, shaped and polished resulting in a pendant that is pearly white.

Answer 10

mp is a saying and p is a item p.s. do u know Abbot Cassi