abalone shell
Pearly sea trophy
The iridescent inner lining of an abalone, a marine mollusk.
The shell displays shifting colors—blues, greens, purples—caused by layered nacre (mother-of-pearl).
Abalone shells appear in jewelry, decorative objects, and traditional crafts: She wore an abalone shell pendant.
Some Indigenous cultures use them in ceremonial contexts.
- nacreIridescent shell coating
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- pearlMollusk-formed gemstone
- mother-of-pearlIridescent inner shell coating
- sea snailSaltwater gastropod mollusk
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- shellsseashells, clam, oyster, mussel, scallop
- Biomimicrydragonfly wings, butterfly wing, structural color, honeycomb structures, honeycomb structure
- iridescenceoil slick, soap bubble, mother-of-pearl, nacre, opal
- iridescentiridescent, opalescent, pearlescent, nacreous, prismatic
- Pearlescent Thingsmoonstone, opal, nacre, mother-of-pearl, silk
- shell productspearl, pearls, nacre, mother of pearl, cameo
shell type/mollusk classification
abalone shellclam shell
Bivalve's hinged exterior
oyster shell · mussel shell · scallop shell · cockle shell · snail shell
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