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In the case of shellfish and other shellfish, mother-of-pearl is the innermost layer of the shell, which provides an essential protective function for the animal living inside. The term is composed of the words pearl and mother, which already makes it clear that mother of pearl is not the pearl of a shell or oyster, which can arise in their metabolic processes. Mother-of-pearl is a so-called biomineral, the origin of the mineral is thus bound to the processes of the organism of the respective animal, which is a resemblance to the pearl. Mother-of-pearl is therefore a product that develops over many weeks and months and is arranged in numerous layers. Because each of these layers breaks incident light in a different way, it produces a striking interference effect that is perceived as a shiny and dazzling look. This fact has provided the popularity of mother-of-pearl in the manufacture of jewelery hundreds of years ago, and even today the material is used as a decorative addition to brooches, necklaces and other valuables. Compared to precious metals, mother-of-pearl is a rather inexpensive element in jewelery making, but because of its striking and otherwise non-natural appearance, it has a high, ideal value, so that it is used in addition to pieces of jewelery in furniture, plates and other everyday objects.
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