June

Pearl

Color: Usually White

Information: Pearls are made out of nacre (NAY kur). When a particle comes into the oyster or nacre-forming mollusk, the mollusk or oyster covers the particle with nacre. The particle is trapped in the layers, and the particle is covered with the nacre to look like a sphere. The pearl is formed. Pearls aren't very hard. They absorb and reflect light. This is a gem that is not formed beneath the Earth. It is formed in the ocean.