Black Chinese Rice Pearls - 5x3mm purple amethyst float:right

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prompting some to call it "petrified sunlight" or "frozen gold"

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This shimmering effect is caused by light being refracted inside the stone and then scattered

Black Chinese Rice Pearls - 5x3mm purple amethyst float:rightThese beautiful, real Chinese freshwater pearls each measure a maximum of 5mm x 3mm. Price is per 15 inch string. Note: white hot spots are only on the picture. Colour: Brown black. 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