Featured Coral?

I have this huge necklace I think is coral. The beads are so large, and the weight is 302 grams. Idk what the metal beads are made from, and I think this is vintage rather than antique. It has a simple hook & eye clasp.

 

quick look...more like amber..
@Any Jewelry
@i need help
these gals should have a look.......

 

Hi @D Constant ! Welcome
Are the beads heavy or light?

 

I'd say carnelian. Tibet, Nepal or India.

 

Agree, carnelian, from India. It is a very nice necklace.

Tibetan jewellery isn't seen that often in the West, so it is generally not a safe bet.
The Tibetan style is very different. It has a lot of silver, often with repoussé scrollwork or delicate filigree. The stones on Tibetan jewellery are mostly turquoise and coral, lots of it, and occasionally amber/copal.

This style is found more in the Afghanistan to India region, and those end tubes on either side of the clasp are used a lot in India:

 

An impression of Tibetan jewellery:

 

Agate, is a possibility too, particularly if its heavy.

 

The weight of carnelian and agate would be the same, they are both varieties of chalcedony.
Carnelian is chalcedony with iron oxide, hence the 'rusty' colour you see above.

 

Indeed it is

carnelian gemstone - Bing images

 

What a beautiful necklace. Appears to be in pretty good condition, too.

 

Do you have these little collages all set up ready to go or are you simply a whizz at technology?

 

I stole them, I don't remember where from.

 

The beads are heavy. The necklace itself weighs 302 grams.

 

BTW, that horse is GORGEOUS!!

 

Would it have the flaws in it like this does? It's definitely not glass. Cool to the touch.

 

On a number of the beads half crystalized quartz areas are visible,there is also banding in areas. carnelian.

 

Its in excellent condition!

 

Thanks everyone for your help! Im pretty sure now it IS carnelian. Bummer that it isn't coral though. Would have been able to put buy a new car!

 

Whilst living in India and Nepal, It was fascinating to watch certain stones such as Carnelian, Malachite and Lapis being finely ground by hand into Earth coloured pigments which were then used to paint Thangka and to decorate bronze sculptures with.

 

It's gorgeous!

I agree with Carnelian. Coral doesn't have that translucence and swirly effect.