Red Coral

In the common imagination, if you think Red Coral we associate it with the coral the Mediterranean basin, in nature there are precious red varieties caught in the areas of Japan and the Philippines. In the common language is defined the Coral Red Gold for its color characteristics but, above all, for its economic value.

Types

The species of coral used in jewelry are just 8 than 7300 existing in nature. Jewelery coral is a coral of depth unlike what is thought is not the coral of coral reefs.

RED CORAL - Corallium Rubrum

The Red Coral is also defined as Mediterranean Coral, Sardinia Coral. The collection area (fishing) is the Mediterranean Basin and in the Atlantic areas of West Africa.

• Fishing depth: 50-1000 m
• Features: fan corm

SCIACCA CORAL - Corallium Rubrum

From the color orange with shades ranging from intense orange-pink to very light, sometimes there are yellow/brown spots due to the oxidizing action of some bacteria which, by attacking the ferrous components of the coral, determine darker areas. Theoretically exhausted deposits were found in the sea of Sciacca (AG) preserved buried in muddy banks brought to light after millions of years. Of rare beauty and priceless.

AKA (MORO, OXBLOOD) CORAL - Corallium Japponicum

From the uniform color from bright red to darker tone also called Oxblood crystalline with presence of white spots. Collection area Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan.

Of sublime beauty but, unfortunately, the raw material that is fished today has many defects. Perfect pieces are created only working a lot of raw materials, in this case unique jewels in the world priceless are created.

• Fishing depth: 80-300 m
• Features: fan corm

SATSUMA (MOMO, CERASUOLO) CORAL - Pleurocorallium Elatius

Collection area Philippines and Japan. From color no compact medium red show areas which fade into orange up to the white coral that characterizes an internal area also known as white veining which requires a more careful workmanship of raw materials to create components uniformly colored or at least that hides in areas not visible to the white part. Etymologically, the term derives from the tradition Cerasuolo dialect cerasa (cherry) coined by the Master Craftsman of Coral in Torre del Greco.

• Fishing depth: 150-300 m
• Features: fan corm