Pattye, they did look like some of the paler emeralds I have seen. The smaller keshis were somewhat translucent in parts, with a few obvious dots of dark brown (shell?), maybe thats exactly what they were: carved shell? The front one certainly looked more like pearl. The seed pearls varied quite a lot in colour & luster.
The 3 strand Mikis were interesting. They seem to have been 'well loved', and the tiny ones at the ends were quite "blinky".
The ones like my Nana's, seemed to be similar to bead quality freshwaters, with quite a lot of surface blemishes. They were quite a lot whiter (maybe newer, and not worn so often), with a pretty basic silver clasp.
