Red Coral

Coral, or Moonga, is an organic gem formed from the branching, calcareous skeletons of tiny marine organisms called coral polyps. Red coral is the most valuable variety and has been used in jewellery for thousands of years.

Unheated | Untreated Starts from ₹1,250 per carat

Element

Fire

Hardness

3 to 4 on the Mohs scale

Specific gravity

2.60 to 2.70

Formation

Decades of slow growth in formation

Worn on

Ring finger

Chemical composition

Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Mineral family

Species Coral

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