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Nature Flower Earrings with Pacific Pink Coral Beads
Mother Nature inspires the design of this collection, which skillfully looks to it in shapes and colors.
The delicacy of faint pink coral meets the timeless elegance of gold in these earrings, inspired by the most romantic flower: the rose.
Materials
PACIFIC CORAL: “CORALLIUM SECUNDUM”
According to the legend, the coral was born from the blood of the beheaded Medusa, that coloured and petrified the seaweeds upon which Perseus had placed her head, turning them into coral. However, the science has another explanation: the coral is the calcareous secretion produced by little octopus communities, with support and protection function. These secretions, blending together, result in colonies.
In jewellery, the most appreciated corals, both for their value and beauty, are those from the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The coral coming from the Pacific Ocean can be divided into three subcategories: Corallium Elatius, Secundum and Japonicum.
Secundum coral is fished off in southern Japan and Hawaii. It is characterized by fan shaped branches and by light tones, from the pure white of Midway coral to the pinkish white of Missu coral.
18 Kt GOLD
Pure gold, as present in nature, is a malleable material. So, in order to be used in jewellery, it must be alloyed with other metals. As a consequence, gold can have different colorations: yellow gold requires additional alloys like brass, zinc and silver; in white gold, on the other hand, are used alloys of brass (in reduced amount compared to yellow gold) and palladium.