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Rather than being elements in the sense of chemistry, natural pearls are composed of calcium carbonate minerals and the protein conchiolin. Please see the link.

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Rather than being elements in the sense of chemistry, natural pearls are composed of calcium carbonate minerals and the protein conchiolin. Please see the link.

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yes, seashells are ionic because all the components of seashells like calcium carbonate, calcite and conchiolin are ionic compounds. by kingsley Ifang (BSc Ed. chemistry) university of uyo, Nigeria.

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No they are formed from calcium carbonate and conchiolin which is secreted by a mollusc around an intruding parasite such as a Nematode worm.

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Both. The primary substance is calcium carbonate, which makes up the majority of the chemical composition of a pearl, and is inorganic. Pearls also contain a substance called conchiolin, which is a fibrous protein and is therefore organic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_pearl

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Following are the chief constituents of pearl:

1. Calcium Carbonate

2. Calcium Oxide

3. Ammonium Sulphate

4. Ammonium Chloride

5. Magnesium Carbonate

6. Sodium Chloride

7. Aragonite

8. Conchiolin

It may also contain lessor amounts of silica.

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