These freshwater pearls have a lovely luster and a lot going on in terms of size and shape within the strand. These are a dark gray base with flashes of copper and pink. The pearls are drilled top to bottom and are, on average, 5 mm across. Some of these strands have predominately longer pearls and some are shorter. The pearls range from 8 mm long to 14 mm long, but are fairly well matched size-wise within the strand. You might want to give us a call if you are interested in the these lovely pearls. Each strand is 16 inches long and contains a variable number of pearls depending on the length of the pearl.