Natural Coral Gemstone (Moonga) Size: 3 Carat To 12 Carat

We manufacture, export, distribute and supply a Natural Coral Gemstone (Moonga) inDelhi, Delhi, India.

Precious coral is a deep water coral that forms in rocky sea-beds with low levels of sedimentation, typically in dark environments. Red corals have the shape of small leafless bushes and grow up to a meter in height. Their skeleton is composed of intermeshed spicules of hard calcium carbonate, colored in shades of red by carotenoid pigments. Precious coral has relative density of 3.86 and hardness 3.5 on the Mohs scale. These gemstones are found in several colors a Red, Gold, Black, Blue, White, Pink to deep blood red color.

Coral Deposits

The famous red coral gemstone is captured from almost all parts of the world. Most of the precious coral available today is harvested from the western Mediterranean Sea, especially in Sardinia. Coral deposits are also found in the Red Sea, the Bay of Biscay, the Malaysian Archipelago, the Midway Islands, Japan, Taiwan, Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Precious coral from Hawaii, coastal Japan, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea is considered to be the finest coral of today.


Coral Identification

Coral, being an opaque gem, is very difficult to identify. A lot of eye practice is required to differentiate between a natural and a man-made coral.
a c It has a hardness rating of 3 to 4 on the Mohs scale, which can easily help distinguish and identify coral from similar colored gemstones such as carnelian, rhodonite or spessartite garnet.