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formation of pearls |
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Answer» NaturalPearlsform when an irritant - usually a parasite and not the proverbial grain of sand - works its way into an oyster, mussel, or clam. As a defense mechanism, a fluid is used to coat the irritant. Layer upon layer of this coating, called 'nacre', is deposited until a lustrouspearlisformed. How Pearls |
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