Coral jewelry

Just like pearls, coral is also natural and organic gemstone. Coral is one of the most beautiful and brightest gems. A beautiful sparkling necklace made up of corals just looks amazing. Corals come in wide variety of colors from red, pink to brown or even black.

Coralium rubrum and Corallium japonicum are only used as gems. In olden days, corals were extracted from underwater reefs with dragnet but now divers collect these corals as it minimizes possibility of damaging them.

After extraction, coral are passed through very long processing. These corals are polished to get amazing gloss; they are often dyed to get those gorgeous colors. High quality has even coloring without any cavities.

Coral beads are available in large variety in different colors and shape. One can make very beautiful jewelry using these coral beads necklaces, earrings, bracelets and anything. You can even different shapes in coral beads like round, bamboo or twig. For necklace and bracelets, rounded beads of tube or abstract shaped corals are very popular. For contemporary natural look, choose coral beads with branch shape.

Corals are available in many different colors like black, white, and silver but most popular is Red. You can even pair up these coral beads with other gemstones like turquoise, agate, jade. Most popular combination these days is combination of Coral and Turquoise or coral or jade. Red corals makes very fine jewelry, these natural red beads are often called as Fire coral. Pink corals are very popular amongst women and due to its cute baby pink color.

Coral is very soft gemstone, so it requires special care. Corals cannot withstand high temperature and direct sunlight. Wash coral jewelry very carefully, as water or perfume can damage their gloss. Use soft cloth to wipe them to avoid possibility of scratches.

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