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So, an entirely new material is being exploited for beadmaking. Although it is nominally "fossil coral" and also "carnelian," I predict its true details will be obfuscated. Because precious coral is naturally red, this fossil carnelian (an entirely different ball of wax), has been made to fit-in to the marketplace in a way the public will accept and may even expect. Many people will not be told the color is artificial, and probably few will even question it. But there is another possible outcome, that I predict will happen eventually. Because the Chinese now make the majority of new beads for the Tibetan market, and because these new beads are already being passed-off as "old" or even "ancient" products; and because there is already a "fossil coral" myth circulating in Tibet—I predict that this new stuff will be so-passed-off as well, and will be used to validate a story that was based on misinformation and mistaken judgement in the past—but now will seem credible, because actual "red fossil coral beads" now seem to exist (and will be circulated in the Himalayan region sooner or later). I hope this has been an instructive warning! Jamey All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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