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Description
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Fossil coral cab ~
Offered here is a cabochon of fossilized coral, from Indonesia. This fascinating material is often drab or monotone, so good, solid pieces with multiple colors are most desireable. This example has pastels of peachy pink and rose in one half and golden yellows in the other, and even without enlarging the pics, one can clearly see the stone's unmistakeable one-of-a-kind pattern of flower-like starbursts. Hence the name 'flowers of the sea', as it is sometimes known. The stone is actually composed of the highly silicated fossil remains of colonial sea coral, many millions of years old! Please click to enlarge the pics to see the intricate details within. This cab has a high rounded dome of 6mm, and a slick glassy polish both front and back.
Size: 54x29mm
Weight: approximately 44 carats
Price: SOLD See current gemstones for sale
 Fossil coral
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