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What is the ruling regarding the use of the term "Biwa"? Can it only be used for pearls that originated from Lake Biwa? It seems that many vendors are using the term for pearls that are coming from mollusks that were the same mollusks that used to be used in Lake Biwa? My gut feeling is this is...

I would love your expertise! The term "mother of pearl bead" isn't it really shell bead not actually mother of pearl? Is pure mother of pearl ever used in jewelry (mother of pearl beads) or as a nucleus (mother of pearl nucleated)? I always assumed it was actually the shell that included the...