The lotus flower itself is an aquatic plant represents beauty, enlightenment, spiritual growth, and life itself. It represents the purity of the mind and soul. How the color & tone of the sea glass appears depends on light, what it is up against, computer screen, etc.. Looking for a different color? Just let me know as I have a large collection of sea glass! Please note~ these now come on our super popular wave style chain, not dot and dash version shown) Bothe locket and chain are plated.