Cultured Pearl 17" Necklace Color:White the banding runs visibly across

the banding runs visibly across the stone's surface

Good for a collector who wants a stone that's visibly two minerals rather than one uniform color

formed in thin layers that create its soft natural luster

Crystal rondelles add extra sparkle between the main crystals

Cultured Pearl 17" Necklace Color:White the banding runs visibly acrossGrown, Not Cut Cultured pearls form the same way natural pearls do a mollusk coating an irritant in layer after layer of nacre except the irritant is deliberately introduced by a pearl farmer rather than occurring by chance. The growth process itself, and the resulting layered structure, is otherwise identical to a wild pearl. Set as a single drop on a gold filled figaro chain, the pearl stays the sole focal point rather than one of several beads.