15mm to 40mm Graduated Bamboo Nugget Coral Beads 24 inch Long Strand.

These Coral Beads will be a brilliant addition to your jewelry stringing supplies. This sensational strand features large graduated 15mm to 40mm nugget beads of genuine Bamboo Coral just like the necklace Meryl Streep wears in the film "Prime". This gorgeous Coral comes to us from the China Sea. Each Coral bead offers up plenty of beauty with its swirl of hot red chili pepper shades. They would look great on your beaded necklaces, pendants, chokers, and bracelets. Let your imagination run wild. Each strand of this Coral is 24" long. You can order as many as you like while supplies last, just let us know what you need when you check out. Color and shape of individual coral nuggets may vary slightly, you will receive strands from the group pictured below.

There are four types of precious coral in Hawaii: black coral (Antipathidae), gold coral (Parazoanthidae), red or pink coral (Corallidae) and bamboo coral. Each of these has a different internal composition. Red and pink corals produce a calcite skeleton similar in hardness to ivory and pearls. Bamboo corals, on the other hand, produce a skeleton composed partially of calcite and partially of protein that is similar to the keratin in your fingernails. These alternating bands of material resemble a bamboo stalk; thus the corals' name. In Hawaii, black corals are found in 100-300 ft. of water, shallow enough to harvest using scuba equipment. Many harvesters, however, have died in pursuit of coral trees at the deep end of this range. Red, gold and bamboo coral are found between 1,000 and 1,500 ft; so harvesting is conducted with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) or submarines.