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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1917540, member: 2844&quot;]It is lovely, smallaxe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome MaJa.</p><p>While I agree that this tie clip is most likely corallium secundum, it is not true that Mediterranean coral (corallium rubrum) is red only. There is pink and salmon too, and white spots do occur, although not often, and the pure colour is more desirable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Corallium secundum has a slightly different colour tone from corallium rubrum, I call it coppery, if that makes sense. That is what this one has to me.</p><p>The way it is carved is not European, so that is another sign.</p><p>And if you know it was bought in a place where Asian coral was more likely, you&#039;ve got the last piece of the puzzle.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, definitely coral, and precious too, but not Mediterranean.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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