Iridescence and chatoyancy in a mabe pearl

12wentworth

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Hi! My daughter gave me a mabe pearl for Mother's Day. At first I thought it was just a nice pendant until I got a load of the seeming clarity and translucency of the blister pearl. There is no backing to the piece of shell with the mabe but I can make out an area where there is a plug. No bead is visible in the center, so I am assuming a clear filler was used to support a natural blister pearl with thin nacre. It even has a star asterism that floats about, too. Here are some pictures. The inner light of this pearl knocks me out. Is this a usual occurrence in these types of pearls?
 

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