10 things u not know about coral

   CORAL are not plants they are animal,but for survve they depand on photosynthetics,here are the most amazing facts u should now about coral:---

• The Hardness of Coral stone is only 3.5 on MOHS hardness Scale, its easily Breakable, so this Gemstone need special care,
•  Coral are not plants actually they are Animals. mostly relatives of jellyfish etc.
•  they are animals but they Rely on photosynthetis to survive.
• Coral gems are found in many colors, like Red, Blue ,Gold, Pink, White and Dark Red.
•  Most quality Coral are found in Sea of Japan and Italy.
• According to ancient astrologers the Coral Gemstone are belong to planet MARS. this gemstone is used to blance negative effect of planet mars.
• Coral stone should be placed sapertaly from other stones , because mostly of other gems are harder then coral so they can damage it. or scratch on coral.
•  Early as 6000 B.C. archaeological discoveries have found several pieces of coral used in the sixth century, perfectly preserved. These gemstones though delicate, have a long life and don’t change color even after several decades,
• While corals of the normal red variety are easily available and are economical, red corals from the Mediterranean are very highly priced – these corals are a deep attractive red and the Mediterranean coral reefs are almost extinct, making them rare.
•  Greeks have a legend about corals. It is believed that the stone gets it red color from the blood of the head of the slain, snake haired Medusa – who turned men into stone. 
•  The Romans wore it as an amulet around their necks during wars as protection.
• Tibetans believe that deep red coral is a healing stone.