Beautiful Chinese 6mm Pearl String teardrop agate often is found as

agate often is found as a round nodule

In early Chinese myths

the iridescent substance that forms the lining of the shells of fresh-water and some salt-water mollusks

a lithium ore

Colour comes from the mussel species and water quality

Beautiful Chinese 6mm Pearl String teardrop agate often is found asPrice is per 15 inch string of these beautiful pearls ideal for restringing onto a necklace or bracelets. 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,