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Mother of Pearl

Mother of pearl originates from the Phillipines and the warm tropical seas of Asia. White Mother of pearl colour is a white background with pearlescense. White Mother of Pearl originates from both the Phillipines and Indonesia. Black Mother of pearl colour is a black/grey background with pearlescense over the entire surface and violet to green iridescence, especially around the lip of the shell. The best Black Mother of Pearl comes from Tahiti.
The hardness is 2.5 mohs and best usees are in inlay, cabbing, bead making and carving. We carry whole shell in rough and polished, cut strips and pieces, precision cut pieces and chunky nubs. Please see below for pricing and details.
White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough - Large thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough - Large
White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough $10.00  per oz.  oz
White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough - Small thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough - Small
White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough - Small $8.00  per oz.  oz
White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished
Shells measure 8" diagonally and sell for approximately $100 each.
White Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished $90.00  each  each
White Mother of Pearl Cut Strips and Pieces thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Cut Strips and Pieces
White Mother of Pearl Cut Strips and Pieces $10.00  per oz.  oz
White Mother of Pearl Small Cut Strips and Pieces thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Small Cut Strips and Pieces
White Mother of Pearl Small Cut Strips and Pieces $25.00  per oz.  oz
White Mother of Pearl Precision Cut Pieces thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Precision Cut Pieces
These are small pieces precision cut to exact thickness. Best used for work requiring precision like antiques furniture repair or picture frames. Otherwise it is far more economical to use either the pearl strips or the pearl cut pieces
White Mother of Pearl Precision Cut Pieces $3.00  per gram  grams
White Mother of Pearl Chunky Nubs thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Chunky Nubs
(Approximately $60.00 per nub)
White Mother of Pearl Chunky Nubs 6 oz minimum $10.00  per oz.  oz
Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough
Each Shell Is Approximately 8 oz. These are rare extra heavy shells
Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Rough $10.00  per oz.  oz
Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished
Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished 4 inch Out of Stock $15.00  each
Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished 4 1/2 inch $24.00  each
Black Mother of Pearl Whole Shell Polished 4 ¾ inch Out of Stock $30.00  each
Black Mother of Pearl Cut Strips and Pieces thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Cut Strips and Pieces
Black Mother of Pearl Cut Strips and Pieces 50 gram minimum $1.00  per gram  grams
White Mother of Pearl Shell Rough Disc 13mm thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Shell Rough Disc 13mm
White Mother of Pearl Shell Rough Disc 13mm $1.50  each  each
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 16mm thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 16mm
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 16mm $1.50  each  each
White Mother of Pearl Shell Clean Disc 22mm thumbnail view

White Mother of Pearl Shell Clean Disc 22mm
White Mother of Pearl Shell Clean Disc 22mm $2.00  each  each
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 23mm thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 23mm
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 23mm $2.00  each  each
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 28mm thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 28mm
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 28mm $3.00  each  each
Black Mother of Pearl Polished Discs 31mm thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Polished Discs 31mm
Black Mother of Pearl Polished Discs 31 mm with drilled top hole $10.00  each  each
Black Mother of Pearl Polished Discs 31 mm plain (no top hole) $10.00  each  each
Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 45mm thumbnail view

Black Mother of Pearl Rough Disc 45mm

These are very thick and when they were cut back in the 1940s they were only able to get one disc per shell
Black Mother of Pearl Disc Rough 45mm $28.50  each  each
Mother of Pearl Rondell 4mm thumbnail view

Mother of Pearl Rondell 4mm
Mother of Pearl Rondell 4mm $95.00  each  strand
Mother of Pearl Rondell 5mm thumbnail view

Mother of Pearl Rondell 5mm
Mother of Pearl Rondell 5mm $125.00  each  strand
Mother of Pearl Rondell 6mm thumbnail view

Mother of Pearl Rondell 6mm
Mother of Pearl Rondell 6mm $150.00  each  strand
Mother of Pearl Rondell 7mm thumbnail view

Mother of Pearl Rondell 7mm
Mother of Pearl Rondell 7mm $175.00  each  strand

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