What stone goes with coral?

Coral – a stone of organic origin, which is the skeleton of a colony left after the death of many small polyps. These tiny creatures secrete a special calcareous substance (calcite and aragonite), from which tree-like coral branches are formed, located at a depth of 3 to 300 m from the sea surface. In water they look like special marine plants; it is not surprising that the ancient Greeks, Romans, and naturalists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance considered corals to be plants. The mythological background is curious: the Greek name korallion was preceded by the even more ancient “gorgeia”. Gorgeia – Medusa Gorgon: “Perseus placed the bag with Medusa’s head on the seaweed and branches on the seashore, which immediately turned to stone. Sea nymphs rose from the waves and took with them petrified branches, which became the first corals.” However, in 1827, the French doctor and researcher Paysonnel proved that corals are not plants, but animals. It is also interesting to note that two precious stones of an organogenic nature: pearls and coral, are closely related and both consist of more than 90 percent carbon dioxide. Isn’t it true that the capabilities of nature are phenomenal, capable of creating such beautiful creations as corals and pearls from the same inconspicuous-looking material! There are over 2500 varieties of corals known in nature, with a palette of up to 350 color shades. The spectrum of these shades: from red to white, from blue and brown to black. Reddish tones ranging from pale pink and salmon to deep dark red are considered the most valuable and popular in jewelry. Pink-pearl – “angel skin” – is considered a particularly expensive color. Black (akkabar, or royal coral) and gold corals are fashionable, blue (akori) are very rare. In their natural state, corals are always matte, but when polished they acquire a strong glassy sheen, becoming jewelry stones themselves. Corals have been a favorite decoration since ancient times. In Ancient Greece, red and pink corals were used to make amulets, symbolizing happiness and immortality, and averting misfortune and illness. In India, corals were valued on a par with pearls: Indian priests attributed to them something sacred that protected them from dangers. According to European legends and beliefs, corals are also protective amulets. Coral protects its owner from the “evil eye”, diseases, dispels nervousness, depression, thoughts of murder and suicide, panic and nightmares, gives prudence, courage and wisdom. Coral stone is also worn to bring about inner changes and bring good luck to your endeavors. A talisman of romantics, it actively influences the imagination, gives the owner grace and subtlety of perception. It is believed that during trips, coral protects its owner from possible violence and protects from natural disasters: floods, storms, fires, storms, etc. The ancient belief in the protective and life-giving powers of coral lives on in the tradition of placing red coral beads around the necks of young children, or placing coral under the pillow. Girls are given coral beads, a coral pendant or earrings with coral as their first piece of jewelry. Moreover, they miraculously reflect on the complexion. A ring with coral has the property of enhancing the gift of foresight: it is recommended to wear it on the index finger of the right hand. Modern jewelers value coral for its sophistication and beauty: the combination of warm red shades of coral with the matte shine of silver has inspired designers and jewelers to create jewelry that we are proud to present in our catalogue. Care: Although coral is not very sensitive, with a hardness of 3,5 (on the Mohs scale), it is much softer than other precious materials. Their beauty can suffer from improper handling. Corals do not tolerate cosmetics, hot water, high temperatures and bright light. Coral jewelry should be carefully stored away from heat sources and cleaned from time to time with a damp, soft cloth. If the surface is nevertheless scratched, then a jeweler will help you polish it. Publication Date: 12.10.2009 Coral is a favorite of fashionistas who love bright accessories. It is popular in jewelry, so it is often used to create stylish jewelry. But many people often have questions about which gems can be combined with coral and what characteristics are best for doing this. You will find out the answers to them in this article.

Combination by color

1. Red and pink specimens are often complemented with rhodonite, onyx, rhodochrosite, and jasper.
2. The white version looks good paired with moonstone, cacholong, and jade.
3. For black specimens you can choose hematite, jasper, obsidian, howlite, coal agate.
4. It is better to complement the blue or blue version with lapis lazuli, turquoise, aventurine, amazonite, and chrysocolla.

Stylists recommend combining opaque stones with opaque ones, and transparent stones with transparent ones, as together they look harmonious

Combination by elements

Esotericists believe that it is best to combine minerals with each other not by color, but by element. With this approach, they will increase each other’s energy and enhance their magical properties. Coral is unique because it simultaneously belongs to three elements: Water, Earth and Air. This means that many nuggets are suitable for him:

1. From “water” stones coral will be comfortable next to aquamarine, euclase, chrysoberyl, heliotrope. Minerals of this element also include opal, moonstone, topaz, and alexandrite.
2. With “earthly” gems It will also be a good combination. For the combination you can choose rauchtopaz, amber, tiger’s eye. In addition to them, the elements of Earth include jasper, citrine, amethyst, rock crystal and others.
3. From “fire” stones You can add diamond, grossular, heliolite, pyrope, ruby ​​to the pair. Spinel, almandine, and zircon are also suitable for combination.

If any of the listed minerals are not compatible with corals, jewelry with them can be wear under clothesso that differences in color and transparency are not noticeable.

It is also permissible to use nuggets not in accessories, but in the form of talismans, which are carried in a pocket or stored at home.

Astrological Compatibility

According to astrologers, it is best to combine stones according to planetary affiliations. Coral is associated with Mars, so any other minerals that relate to this celestial body are suitable for it. Among them: ruby, bloodstone, jasper, diamond, hematite, garnet.

Mars is “friends” with the Sun, Moon and Jupiter, so you can choose the following gems for combination:

• aventurine, amber, carnelian (Sun);
• Amazonite, jadeite, opal, pearl, chrysocolla (Moon);
• amethyst, charoite, turquoise, lapis lazuli (Jupiter).

With Venus and Saturn near Mars neutral relations, therefore it is permissible to wear it in tandem with belomorite, rhodochrosite, agate, onyx, etc. But such nuggets will not affect each other’s energy in any way, that is, their magical power will not increase in pairs.

The main enemy of Mars is Mercury. For this reason, it is better not to choose jade, emerald and green tourmaline as a combination

As we can see, corals are combined with many gems; they can be combined with each other according to different criteria: shade, elements and planets. As for the combination with metals, the stone will show itself best in a silver frame. Other precious metals can also coexist with it, but their benefits will be less.