[Jewelry making - Article 00868] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] White coral frangia branches

[Beth Rosengard]

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>     Can anyone tell me about bamboo coral please? 

    If it's the same material that's called sea bamboo (a pretty pink
    that's whitish in the centers), then it's dyed limestone.  There's an
    excellent article in the October issue of Lapidary Journal about the
    current crop of bead fakes and simulants, including cherry quartz and
    yellow/green quartz. (And there's a separate article on Rainbow
    Calsilica.) 

Beth

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