Interesting About Corals | May 15, 2007 |
Coral is a great material to create jewelry pieces. It is a material that has a special charm, a real incarnation of summer, sun and sea.
There are a lot of places where corals live. But when people speak of coral reefs, they first of all think of coral reefs and atolls situated in South Sea and Australia. They really can be called one of prodigies of nature. But these are not those corals who are protected. They use such corals as for instance “corallium rubrum” and “corallium japonicum”as a material to produce jewelry pieces.
As well as pearl it belongs to organic materials. You should know that corals and pearl are very similar in their chemical structure so it is a real miracle that nature created them absolutely different in their look: bright red corals and snow-white pearl.
It is also interesting that corals are not obligatory red even if red color is considered to be typical for them. There are even white, blue and black corals in nature! But the most loved and popular are red corals. The most fashionable are considered to be black and golden corals. As for blue ones, they are extremely rare. Very expensive are blue colors - “angel skin”.
Corals are rather soft that is why your jewelry piece made of coral can be damaged. In order to avoid this you should know that corals do not like cosmetics, hot water and bright light. Take care of your coral jewels and if necessary take it to a jeweler.
From ancient times people have used corals as protective stones. People have been wearing corals to protect themselves from evil spirits as talismans. They also help in family life.
Corals inspire fashion designers all around the world. So don't be afraid to touch this wonderful world of gorgeous corals!
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