Nacre (/ˈneɪkər/ NAY-kər, also /ˈnækrə/ NAK-rə), also known as mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as...

of molluskan bivalves or clams. A nacreous pearl is made from layers of nacre, by the same living process as is used in the secretion of the mother of...

a protein responsible for the elasticity of organic layers that makes nacre so resistant to cracking. Lustrin A bears remarkable structural similarity...

garments. Mirror a type of exceptionally soft and light crushed velvet. Nacré velvet with an effect similar to shot silk where the pile is woven in one...

Yaochidao (瑤池道 "Way of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake"), also known by the name of its corporate form the Holy Church of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake, Taiwan Yauchi...

bivalve or gastropod. In response, the mantle tissue of the mollusk secretes nacre into the pearl sac, a cyst that forms during the healing process. Chemically...

materials. Nacre is the composite biological material that makes up the shell of mollusks, featuring high strength and toughness. Layers of nacre work together...

seen in all structural materials in biology such as bone and nacre from seashells Nacre has several hierarchical structural levels. Some mollusc shells...

oysters in the world. They have a very strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl" and are important to the cultured pearl...

associations. Because they have no nucleus, keshi pearls are composed entirely of nacre. All of the following can cause a keshi pearl to grow: An attack on a pearl-producing...

the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre, which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong...

Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl". Pearl oysters are not closely related...

the pearls of bivalves and some gastropods, whose shells are lined with nacre, are valuable.: 300–343, 367–403  The best natural pearls are produced by...

macroscopic physiological scale. Nacre exhibits similar mechanical properties however with rather simpler structure. Nacre shows a brick and mortar like...

The Queen Mother of the West, known by various local names, is a mother goddess in Chinese religion and mythology, also worshipped later in neighbouring...

time that the pearls are cultured dramatically increases the depth of the nacre, and the likelihood of producing a baroque pearl. Most Tahitian pearl farm...

Communauté de communes Cœur Côte Fleurie Communauté de communes Cœur de Nacre Communauté de communes Intercom de la Vire au Noireau Communauté de communes...

iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfly wings and seashell nacre, and minerals such as opal. Pearlescence is a related effect where some...

in the Parisian Vogue magazine, on 1 May 1926, with the title Visage de Nacre et Masque d'Ébene. It would be published once again with the current title...

reflective, refractive, and/or iridescent ornament. It may include glass or nacre pieces and be hung indoors near a window to "catch" sunlight. A suncatcher...

(molecular mechanics), graphics software Haliotis, the genus containing abalone Nacre, or mother of pearl, an organic-inorganic composite material produced by...

Seashells Mollusc shells Clam Chiton Snail Tusk About mollusc shells Conchology Nacre Valve Other seashells Brachiopod Crustacean Horseshoe crab Sea urchin Test...

covering a minute invasive object with nacre. Over the years, the irritating object is covered with enough layers of nacre to become a pearl. The many different...

Organic gemstones Abalone Amber Ammolite Copal Coral Black Precious Ivory Jet Nacre Operculum Pearl Tortoiseshell Other natural objects Bezoar Bog-wood Ebonite...

Hamiota perovalis, the orangenacre mucket or orange-nacre mucket, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae...

with over 346 green jade stone fragments, the eyes are made with shell, nacre and the pupils with obsidian stone. The mask of Pakal is part of the permanent...

inner surface of the valve is lined with a thick layer of golden-yellow nacre with a metallic sheen. Pinctada fucata is native to the Indo-Pacific region...

Mother of pearl is a common name for nacre, a composite material formed by molluscs. Mother of pearl, also spelt mother-of-pearl, may also refer to: Catasetum...

Narayana P.; Coppersmith, Susan N.; Gilbert, P. U. P. A. (12 May 2010). "Nacre Protein Fragment Templates Lamellar Aragonite Growth". Journal of the American...

Illustration of an Egyptian tár with zills. The frame is covered with tortoiseshell and nacre....