{"id":7074,"date":"2013-02-26T18:43:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T18:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2021-09-17T06:32:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T06:32:24","slug":"precious-natural-red-coral-five-pointers-to-a-smart-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/natural-fine-planetary-talismans\/precious-natural-red-coral-five-pointers-to-a-smart-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Precious Natural Red Coral &#8211; Five pointers to a Smart Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-post-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Precious Natural Red Coral &#8211; Five pointers to a Smart Buy<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Organic-Red-Coral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Organic-Red-Coral.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Organic Red Coral\" width=\"486\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Organic-Red-Coral.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Natural-Organic-Red-Coral-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a> Natural Organic Red Coral<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/copyscapegemstoneuniverse12.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/copyscapegemstoneuniverse12.gif\" alt=\"copyscapegemstoneuniverse1\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Precious coral is captivating gemstone &#8211; with its smooth surface and robust color, the gemstone is absolute imagery of vitality and symbolizes youthful vigor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81690635\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>However, distinguishing precious coral from its look-alikes can be a hard task. For a layman the slick sales pitch and attractive form and designs can be overwhelming and could lead to a misjudged purchase. One has to be still more careful if the objective is planetary gem therapy. So how does one identify a precious coral? Here is a quick guide to a foolproof purchase &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nothing can replace lab certification. A good vendor will give you a certified gem that lists the verified properties of the specimen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Precious red coral measures 3.5 on Moh&#8217;s scale and has a specific gravity of 2.65- 2.68 which will be clearly stated on the certificate helping in identification. Precious red coral is an opaque gemstone, it has a refractive index of 1.48.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Don&#8217;t get taken in by fancy names like Taiwanese coral. While previous coral does exist there, it faces a crisis as reefs are threatened by pollution. An entire plastic coral industry has come up which produces look-alikes that could confound anyone!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Taiwan-plastic-coral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Taiwan-plastic-coral.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwan plastic coral\" width=\"170\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a> Available Easily Taiwan plastic coral &#8211; How do you distinguish?- Bamboo coral, which is also a coral found growing in the sea, but not precious coral is dyed and palmed off to unsuspecting buyers. Make sure you ask the right questions and do a minimum homework before making a valuable purchase.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Bamboo-Coral.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Bamboo-Coral.jpg\" alt=\"Bamboo Coral\" width=\"241\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a> Bamboo Coral- Precious red coral will display a wood grain texture under magnification, which may not show in case of resin filled, wax treated coral, as it would give a texture too good to be true.<\/p>\n<p>A variety of techniques can be use to determine if the color of a piece of coral is dyed or is a fake. However, these techniques like acetone exposure or heating will destroy the specimen being tested! A lab report and a trusted source always hold the key to a good buy.<\/p>\n<p>Featured today is a natural and organic red coral of 4.94 carats. The rich Mediterranean ox blood color of the coral and the smooth blemish free surface of the gem allow it to stand apart. The cabochon cut red coral is from Italy and meets all the criteria for a premium jyotish quality gem.<\/p>\n<p>Natural red coral or <em>moonga<\/em> is the gemstone of planet Mars\/ <em>Mangal<\/em> and is used to harness its extraordinary powers.<\/p>\n<p>Selected Rings, Pendants and Talismans made available to Gemstoneuniverse.com patrons in February 2013<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Gemstoneuniverse.com Table <strong>Natural <\/strong>Organic Red Coral<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Gemstone<\/strong><b>\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><strong>Facts<\/strong><b> <\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"table-responsive\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Gemstone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">Natural Organic Red Coral<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Weight<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">4.94 carats<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Treatment<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">None<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Origin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">Italy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Planetary Energy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">Mars<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Patron Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">Bangalore, India<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">All inclusive Price<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p align=\"center\">$ 1065.21 \/ INR 59652<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">\n<p align=\"center\">Comments<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">Featured today is a natural and organic red coral of 4.94 carats set in 22 Karat gold as a Mars talisman ring. The rich Mediterranean ox blood color of the coral and the smooth blemish free surface of the gem allow it to stand apart. The cabochon cut red coral is from Italy and meets all the criteria for a premium jyotish quality gem.Natural red coral or moonga is the gemstone of planet Mars\/ Mangal and is used to harness its extraordinary powers.Enjoy it in Video:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81690635\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00c2\u00a9 Gemstoneuniverse.com, All rights reserved.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\">http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gemstoneuniverse.com-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Gemstoneuniverse-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Precious Natural Red Coral &#8211; Five pointers to a Smart Buy &nbsp; Natural Organic Red Coral Precious coral is captivating gemstone &#8211; with its smooth surface and robust color, the gemstone is absolute imagery of vitality and symbolizes youthful vigor. 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