Pearl Strands
by Ted Kinsman
Title
Pearl Strands
Artist
Ted Kinsman
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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X-ray of two Pearl Strands. Pearls are accretions of nacre (calcium carbonate) secreted by certain oysters and mussels. The presence of a foreign body (such as a parasite or a grain of sand) within the shell triggers the secretion of nacre by the creature's mantle. Thin layers are deposited on the irritant particle and, over several years, a pearl is formed.
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June 2nd, 2013
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