• GOLD CORAL- THIS IS THE RAREST DEEP SEA CORAL FROM THE HAWAIIAN SEA.

• IT SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE MUCH MORE COMMON SHALLOW WATER BLACK CORAL WHICH ALSO RECOVERED FROM MANY COASTAL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

• GOLD CORAL IS A DEEP SEA SPECIES OF CORAL HARVESTED FROM MUCH DEPTH OF DEEP OCEAN FROM 1200FT UP TO 1600 FT. IT WAS DISCOVERED & HARVESTED EXCLUSIVELY BY MAUI DIVERS IN THE EARLY 70S WITH A MINI 2 MEN SUBMERSIBLE. FOR SOME REASONS THE HARVEST WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. SOME LIMITED MATERIALS WAS MADE INTO A LINE OF FINE JEWELRY FOR A FEW YEARS THEN IT RAN OUT

•  GOLD CORAL IS NATURALLY GOLDEN and BROWN in BODY COLOR. BUT WHAT MAKES IT UNIQUE IS IT HAS IRIDESCENT, CHATOYANCE SHEEN ( TIGER EYE OR CAT'S EYE EFFECT) AND MUCH HARDER AND DENSER THAN BLACK CORAL. IT CAN BE CARVED OR CUT INTO JEWELRY BEFITTING CABOCHONS OR ART OBJECTS. ACTUALLY, I CARVED SOME HAWAIIAN TIKIS USING GOLD CORAL A FEW YEARS AGO.

• THIS LOG PIECE WITH A GENUINE AND NATURAL black opal doublet SET INTO A CARVED SEA TURTLE OR HONU. MADE FOR YOU IS ONE SLICE OF SOLID BRANCH OF GOLD CORAL. ABOUT 1" LONG (28 MM) X 20.3 MM IN WIDTH AND WEIGHTS 3 GRAMS. 

THERE ARE 2 汉字 CHARACTERS ENGRAVED ON  REVERSE SIDE WHICH MEANS " PEACE" "和平" 

THEREFORE THIS CAN BE WORN REVERSIBLE. WITH  OPAL FACING OR THE "PEACE" SIDE !

• THE BALE W/ 6MM OPENING IS RATHER LARGE TO ACCOMODATE A BRAIDED SILK CORD OR A THICK METAL CHAIN.
• AS A SPECEMEN OF A DEPLETED RARE HAWAIIAN DEEPSEA CORAL IT IS THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION !I
• THIS PIECE IS SEMI POLISHED WITH 90% OF SKIN REMOVED AND LIGHTLY BUFFED TO SEMI GLOSS FINISH....AGAIN THIS IS NATURAL, AUTHENTIC, GENUINE HAWAIIAN GOLD CORAL NOT BLACK CORAL OR BLEACHED BLACK CORAL( SEA WHIP) TO RESEMBLE GOLD CORAL.  

Hawaiian gold coral (Kulamanama haumeae) is a rare, extremely long-lived deep-sea coral found on sea bed in Hawaii channel. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Kulamanama. One colony has been dated as 2,740 years old, while others are considered 5,000 years old.

Each coral gemstone color & depth has its own distinct quality. Gold coral is prized in jewelry making for its irisdescency or Chatoyance qualities which are similar to gemstone - CAT'S eye. The skeletons of such corals and the products made from them are highly valuable. However, unprocessed skeleton material is now EXTREMELY rare as it has not been commercially harvested in Hawaii for decades. 

International trade therefore primarily consists of jewelry made from pre-moratorium stock, which may be decades old. 

From Hawaii: Pink OR ANGELSKIN CORAL is delicate and is said to bring good health. It was harvested in great depth in the East seamounts closed to where Gold coral was found.

Black Coral is exotic and dramatic and has long been considered to guard against misfortune.  

 

ACCORDING TO MAUI DIVERS OF HAWAII : GOLD CORAL WITH ITS INNER LIGHT AND IRISDECENCE( CHATOYANCY) SIMILAR TO TIGGER'S EYE IS CONSIDERED THE RAREST OF ALL PRECIOUS CORALS.

 THIS IS AN UNIQUE PIECE OF HAND CARVED ART FROM THE 1980'S STOCK. THE PIECE IS A NATURAL HAWAIIAN PRECIOUS DEEPSEA GOLD CORAL LOG WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN THE JEWELRY TRADE FROM EARLY 1980'S. 

THIS PIECE HAS GOOD CHATOYANCY AS SEEN IN HAWAII GOLD CORAL (MEDIUM BROWN NOT SAND COLOR LIKE OTHERS). 

 

WITH THIS SAYING I HOPE IT WILL BRING THE WEARER GOOD LUCK AND PEACE IN LIFE ! 

IF YOU ARE A LAPIDARIST/ CUTTER OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OTHER RAW GOLD, PINK ANGELSKIN OR BLACK CORAL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW I HAVE BEEN A COLLECTOR OF HAWAIIAN CORALS FOR DECADES...... 

THERE ARE PICTURES WITH OTHER PIECES  OF NATURAL HAWAIIAN GOLD CORAL IN MY COLLECTION FOR YOUR REFERENCE. YOU ARE PURCHASING THIS PIECE THAT HAS OPAL AND CARVED TURTLE IN THE FRONT

 PHOTO #1 - 11 FEATURE THIS PARTICULAR PENDANT. THIS PIECE IS TRULY ONE OF KIND NOT MASS PRODUCED. 

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ALL PICTURES WERE TAKEN WITH STRONG LED WARM WHITE LIGHTING CONDITIONS.....

POLYURETHANE COATING HAS BEEN APPLIED FOR MIRROR FINISH and Durability. 

 DO ASK ANY QUESTION. I WILL ANSWER W/IN 24 HOURS. 

GOLD CORAL IS NATURALLY GOLD IN BODY COLOR WHEN HARVESTED AND IT IS VERY DENSE/HARD AND SOMETIMES IT SHOWS A CAT'S EYE EFFECT CALLED CHATOYANCE IT DOES HAS LIGHTER OR DARKER VARIATIONS. THIS CARVING IS OF DARKER PREFERRED TONE. 

 $6.00 SHIPPING TO USA ADDRESS ONLY. DUE TO EXPORTING RESTRICTIONS. I WILL NOT SHIP THIS ABROAD.... IN CASE OF INTERNATIONAL SALE ALL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPLIANT IMPORTING REGULATIONS AND LEGAL DUTIES SHALL BE YOURS...

PLEASE USE CLOSEUPS TO SEE ALL  PHOTO AS PICTURES ARE THE FINAL WORDS. THIS PIECE IS FROM A SIMILAR GOLD CORAL TREE AS SOME OF THE PICTURES SHOWN. TREES AND OTHER PIECES SHOWN IS NOT PART OF THE OFFER, ONLY FOR REFERENCE VISUALLY.

•  REMARKS: BESIDES HAND POLISHING AND BUFFING, SURFACE RESIN/POLYURYTHANE POLISH HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR DURABILITY ALL PICTURES WERE TAKEN WITH STRONG WARM WHITE LED LIGHTING CONDITIONS.