Black Lip Mother of Pearl Shell

Highly polished and superior quality Black Mother of Pearl Shell - each piece has a perfect edge and incredible rainbow flash. Both inside and outside surfaces are impeccably polished

Sizes vary from 9cm x 9cm up to 10cm x 11cm

BLACK LIP MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL

The Symbol of Protection and Quiet Strength

✦ SHELL INFORMATION ✦

COMPOSITION: Organic gem material, the nacre (mother-of-pearl) lining of the black-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera). It is made of Calcium Carbonate (aragonite) plates bound by a protein called conchiolin.

MOHS HARDNESS: Approximately 3 to 4

TRANSPARENCY: Opaque

LUSTRE: Pearly to iridescent

COLOURS: Silver-grey to deep charcoal and black, with shifting overtones of green, blue, purple or peacock

LOCATIONS FOUND: Warm Indo-Pacific waters, including French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Fiji and northern Australia.

FORMATION: The oyster lays down thin layers of aragonite and protein inside its shell. Dark pigment in the nacre and the way the layers reflect light create the moody, shifting colours.

★ DID YOU KNOW? ★

• The same oyster produces Tahitian black pearls, which are among the most famous coloured pearls in the world. The shell is often a by-product of pearl farming.
• The iridescent shimmer is structural. Microscopic stacked layers bend and reflect light, so the colours change as you tilt the shell.

■ METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES ■

• Promotes protection, grounding and quiet inner strength
• Associated with the Root and Third Eye Chakras
• Believed to encourage intuition and emotional balance
• Said to support calm and the release of stress
• Traditionally used for protection and connection to water and the moon

Metaphysical properties listed above are drawn from widely published crystal healing literature. These claims have not been scientifically verified and are not intended to be used for medical treatment, advice or diagnosis.