This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
Mother Of Pearl is that beautiful natural white enamel, which forms the greater part of the substance of the oyster shell, particularly the pearl oyster. It is found to consist of alternate layers of coagulated albumen, and carbonate of lime.
 
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