Charoite is translucent lavender to purple in color with a pearly luster. Her skin is dark and dewy, with a pearly white smile. It leaves a white streak and it has a pearly luster. Prehnite is brittle with an uneven fracture and a vitreous to pearly luster. Pearly white teeth symbolized beauty and marked wealth. These scales have a slight sheen that produces a pearly appearance. Individuals with a basal-cell carcinoma typically present with a shiny, pearly skin nodule. In addition, pearly penile papules secrete oil that moistens the glans of the penis. At right is displayed the color pearly purple. Molluscum contagiosum lesions are flesh-coloured, dome-shaped, and pearly in appearance. They are oval-shaped and pearly white in color. Affected larvae change from pearly white to gray and finally black. They are flat triangular bands and are pearly white in color. It has been theorized that pearly penile papules stimulate the female vagina during sexual intercourse. It is short grained with a pearly white color and a uniform consistency.