You may recognize it as mother of pearl, but it's just one of several shells that boast this iridescent display. Abalone are also a target species in aquaculture for their pearls, being one of the ...

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Giovanni Lo Turco / EyeEm / Getty Images. While they may look unexciting on the outside, abalone shells contain a thick inner layer of iridescent mother-of-pearl that has long driven humans to ...

Mother-of-pearl, which covers the shells of abalone and some bivalves, is 95% composed of calcium carbonate (aragonite), an intrinsically fragile material that is nonetheless very tough.

Mother-of-pearl looks dainty hanging from a necklace, but this iridescent innard of abalone shells is so tough it can withstand the weight of a truck. Also called nacre, the material has long ...

Mother-of-pearl looks dainty hanging from a necklace, but this iridescent innard of abalone shells is so tough it can withstand the weight of a truck. Also called nacre, the material has long ...

F or at least 164,000 years, oysters have been part of the human diet, but people have been finding pearls in oysters for much longer — as early as 2300 BC when Chinese royalty received them as ...

The mother-of-pearl growth surface of abalone shell is colored due to the way light refracts as it strikes tiny terraces of calcium carbonate. (Image credit: UCSD) Centuries of warfare have seen ...

He designed C.F. Martin & Co.'s millionth guitar - a masterpiece of baroque and Victorian imagery made from abalone, mother of pearl, sea snail, pink mussel, gold, silver, emeralds, rubies and ...