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From: coralnut Date: Tue Jan 06 08:55:28 2004 |
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========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ]======== Joyce, Judging from the size of the beads you purchased, my guess is they are beads made of bamboo coral and my bet is that they ARE dyed. True red beads of that size are virtually unheard of these days, having been depleted in the great red coral rush of the mid 70's. Cost of a true red coral bead that size would be in the several hundreds of dollars. The so-called Tibeten red coral beads on the market today are for the most part bamboo coral that was been dyed. The sunburst pattern you see is the outline of the many animals that originally made up the coral colony. The black markings are simply imperfections. Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net ____________________________________________________________________ T h e O r c h i d L i s t Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures ____________________________________________________________________ Orchid FAQ: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm Orchid Archives: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive Orchid Galleries: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm Invite a Friend: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ____________________________________________________________________ Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books Buy Orchid Jewelry: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop ____________________________________________________________________ -Unsubscribe: -Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank ____________________________________________________________________ |
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