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Mother-of-pearl facts for kids

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Mother of pearl is a smooth shining iridescent substance forming the inner layer of the shell of some molluscs, especially oysters and abalones, used in ornamentation.

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  • NautilusCutawayLogarithmicSpiral

    The iridescent nacre inside a nautilus shell

  • Nacre microscopic structure

    Schematic of the microscopic structure of nacre layers

  • Fossil nautiloid shell with original iridescent nacre in fossiliferous asphaltic limestone

    Fossil nautiloid shell with original iridescent nacre in fossiliferous asphaltic limestone, Oklahoma. Dated to the late Middle Pennsylvanian, which makes it by far the oldest deposit in the world with aragonitic nacreous shelly fossils.

  • Mother of pearl ceiling

    White nacre mosaic tiles in the ceiling of the Criterion Restaurant in London

  • Nacre sticks

    Nacre bracelet

  • Flügelretabel Perlmutt Augsburg um 1520

    Altarpiece, circa 1520, with extensive use of carved nacre.

  • Powder flask img 2091

    Nacre gunpowder flask, circa 1750, mostly consisting of the polished shell of a large sea snail Turbo marmoratus.

  • Istanbul.Topkapi046

    Inlay with nacre tesserae, Baghdad pavilion, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul.

  • Masa perłowa3

    Nacreous shell worked into a decorative object.

  • Ile Salomon Pendentif MHNT ETH AC SL 23 Roquemaurel

    Nacre pendant engraved Solomon Islands 1838

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