Summer’s Almost Here! I am looking forward to summer and some warm weather! June is generally a typical summer month here. The traditional June birthstone is the pearl and there’s a wide range of pearl types to choose from. … Continue reading
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Pearls start when an irritating microscopic object becomes trapped within the soft tissue of a live mollusk. The mollusk creates a pearl sac to seal off the irritation and then secretes multiple layers of nacre (calcium carbonate), eventually creating a … Continue reading