Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

According to research institute Texas Sea Grant, Pearls are formed when an irritant, like a grain of sand, enters the oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with layers of nacre.

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) – A woman in North Carolina was dining on oysters with her daughter when she lucked out and found a pearl. Freda Bryant was at Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville when it happened ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) – A woman in North Carolina was dining on oysters with her daughter when she lucked out and found a pearl. Freda Bryant was at Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville when it happened ...

Freda Bryant was at Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville when it happened. She initially thought her tooth had come out but quickly realized it was a pearl – a rare find since only one in 10,000 ...

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.