In three to seven years the oyster can produce a perfect pearl.
What does a pearl look like inside an oyster.
This sac then secretes a substance known as nacre which is a composite.
The material created by the mantle is called nacre nacre lines the inside of the shell.
The mantle is an organ that produces the oyster s shell using minerals from the oyster s food.
On the left is what a pearl in an oyster product looks like.
The pearl farmers insert an irritant inside the oyster manually usually a shell bead nucleus.
From there they feed care for and nurture the mollusks keeping them safe from environmental conditions as well as predators.
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The formation of a natural pearl begins when a foreign substance slips into the oyster between the mantle and the shell which irritate s the mantle.
These pearls are not as valuable as natural pearls but look exactly the same.
If not they will not be able to successfully make pearls that are valuable to the market.
Buying an oyster with a pearl inside it.
Pearl farmers can culture a pearl by placing a nucleus usually a piece of polished mussel shell inside the oyster.
Note the 10 pearls visible in the tissue.
As the oyster grows in size its shell must also grow.