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PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A PURCHASING DECISION BASED OFF OF OR FROM VIEWING PICTURES ONLY, BUT PLEASE READ THE MEASUREMENTS PROVIDED IN ITEM'S DETAILS, SO YOU CAN MAKE A BETTER PURCHASING DECISION. NOTES: Any Visible Appearances of Natural Opened and Closed Surface Pores, Blended White to Dark Lines, Intermittent Streaks and Patches, and Growth Rings Are All 100% Completely Natural For This Variety of Red Sponge Corals. Item's Picture/s Enlarged to Show the Fine Details. Brand New, Never Used Tibetan-Designed, Coral Bead Mala Necklace. 100% Genuine, Na tural Northern Indo-Pacific Seas Calibrated Round Black and Red Sponge Coral Japa Mala (Juzu, Nenju, Fo Zhu, Seik Badi) Hindu Tibetan Buddhist Mantra Prayer Bead Necklace. - C oral Support Details: Please Note, There Are Three Physically Known Characteristics of Black and Red Sponge Corals That Need to Be Addressed For Customers to Better Understand This Design is Genuine. First , Overall Weight : The Weights of Some Black Coral Species Are the Lightest Weighing of All Known Coral Varieties Due to the Way They Grow in Branch Form. At Times, This Might Confuse Uninformed Consumers Who Are Not Aware of This Biologically Known Fact and Possibly Raise Questions Into Their Believing They Are Not Purchasing a Genuine Black Coral Product. Please Be Assured This Design is Created With ONLY Genuine Black Coral Beads (Not Plastics, Not Fakes, Not Synthetic, Not Anything Else). The Weights of Sponge Corals Have a Medium Weighty Feel, Similar to Mediterranean Red Corals Due to the Way They Grow in Tree-Like Fans. Sponge Corals Are Also More Porous and Less Dense Than Bamboo and Other Coral Varieties. Please Be Assured This Design is Also Created With ONLY Genuine Red Sponge Coral Beads (Not Plastics, Not Fakes, Not Synthetic, Not Wood, Not Anything Else). Second, Colors/Patterns and Feel : As Certain Species of Black Coral Grows, Their External and Internal Keratin-Based Skeletons Are Inherently and Naturally Populated With Overlapping Branch Layers, Concentric Growth Rings, and Are Internally Highly Porous (As Shown in Picture of a Crushed Bead at Bottom of This Listing). To Stabilize and Protect These Natural Internal Growth Inclusions, Reduce Cracking/Splintering, Reduce Absorption From External Caustic Liquids, and Maintain a Long Lasting Durability, "Calibrated Round-Shaped Beads" Are Typically Surface Lacquer Coated and Highly Polished to Seal These Internal and Normally Surface Visible Inclusions. Hence, This Protective Outer Coated Layer Produces a Smooth, Waxy to Vitreous Glass-Like Polished Surface Luster. When Black Coral Beads Are Rubbed Against Each Other, They Will Feel Slightly Tacky and Will Not Rub Away Smooth as With Pink, White, or Red Corals. This "Tacky" Trait Again, Might Lead Consumers to Believe They Have a "Plastic-Made" or an Other Than Coral Product Due to the Combined "Light Weight and Waxy Feel", When They in Fact Are Holding Genuine Pieces of Black Coral Beads That Have Been Surface Lacquered. Pink, White, and Red Coral Varieties Are, For the Most Part, Internally Much More Solid and Dense, Are Substantially Heavier in Weight Comparison, and Do Not Require Any Protective Coating. When Surface Polished, Pink, White, and Red Corals Will Produce a Smooth, Slick Surface and Will Have a Marble-Like Clinking Sound, Similar to Tapping On a Coffee Cup or Tapping Large Pearls Against Each Other. The Color Saturation of Natural Red Sponge Corals Are "Not Consistent Throughout". Colors Range From a Blended Light, Light-Medium, Medium, to a Medium-Dark Orange-Red to Brick-Red Color Background Appearance. In a Beaded Necklace, Each Bead's Color Tone Will Be Matched Closely As Possible, But Each Will Be Unique in its Color Tone. These Color Ranges Coupled Along With Light to Dark, White to Black Surface Growth Rings, Pores, and Patchy Patterns May Present the Appearance of Dyed, Colored, or Treated Beads in Some Way. However, Please Be Assured All of These Unique Traits in Each Bead Are 100% Completely Natural For This Variety of Coral (Please See Crushed Bead Picture Below). When Highly Surface Polished, Red Sponge Corals Will Produce a Nice Surface Shine. Third, Bead Shapes and Sizes : Although Each of These Round Beads Have Been Calibrated, Polished, or S urface Coated, Each Bead is Shaped Slightly Unique to the Very Next Bead, Very Similar to Round Cultured Pearls. This is Clearly Observable Using a Jeweler's Loupe or Magnifying Glass as One Bead Might Appear Almost Perfectly Round While the One Next to it Might Have a Very Subtle Oval or Egg Shape. Aside From Shape, There Are Slight to Subtle Millimeter Width Differences in Each Bead. Hence, It Would Be Extremely Difficult to Reproduce Each of These Unique Shape and Size Combinations in a Plastic Mold or Any Mold as Many Thousands of Individual Molds Would Have to Be Created to Reproduce the Various Shapes and Sizes Differences Displayed With Just One Coral Necklace. There Are No Known Breaks or Cracks on These Pieces. Similar to High-Grade Cultured Pearls, Any Surface Fault Lines (Extremely Subtle Growth Rings, Surface Imperfections, or Very Scarce Tiny-Sized Dimples or Surface Pores) Noted Are Surface Inclusions Created By Calibrating the Rough Pieces Into Round-Cut Shaped Beads . - Design: Black and Red Sponge Coral Japa Mala Necklace; Single-Strand, Repeating 27-Bead Count Separation (27-Black/1-Red Pattern), Calibrated Round-Shaped Beads, UnKnotted, Drop Accents, Polished Black and Red Coral With Smooth Lacquered Surfaces, High Polished Red Sponge Coral With Glossy Coral Finish, Rope Style With No Clasp. - S ize: Approx. 31 1/2" Long (33.0" Long Including Drop Accent Beads) . - Measures: (108) A pprox. Just Over 1/4" Round Black Coral Beads and (4) Approx. Just Over 5/16" Round Red Sponge Coral Beads ; (1) Approx. Just Under 1/4" Round Black Coral Bead and (10) Approx. Just Over 3/16" Round Black Coral Beads ; - Weight: Approx. 29.1-33.0 grams . - Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Japa Mala Necklaces Are Hand-Crafted Made Using Genuine Black Coral and Red Sponge Coral Material, Each One is Very Unique to the Next For You to Enjoy. The Item's Picture/s Display All the Main Appearance and Characteristics Provided With Each Necklace Purchased. Hand-Crafted in Hawaii With "Aloha". Item's Picture/s Enlarged and/or Zoomed-In Close to Show the Fine Details; The Actual Item/s in This Listing, Including All Physical Characteristic Traits, Will Be Smaller Than Pictured. The Item/s Actual Size is Based Only From The Approximate Measurements Provided in Listing and Not From Any Listing's Pictures. Color/s Displayed May Slightly Vary From Actual Color/s Due to Your Computer Monitor and Resolution Settings or Phone’s Display Screen. Item's Photos Are Taken With Various Lighting Methods (Spot Lights, Lighted Photo Box, Camera Flash/No Flash, and Low Lighting) to Capture the Design's Details and/or Illuminate the Inside of Certain Gemstones. Ple ase Understand We Should Not Be Held Responsible For Delivery Time Once Your Order Has Shipped as We Are Not the Individuals Delivering Your Package. All Express Deliveries From Hawaii Are 2-Days Guaranteed by USPS, Not Overnight . Please Feel Free to Contact Us With Any Questions. Live Aloha! FLAT RATE COMBINED SHIPPING/CHECKOUT (Unlimited Items): Unless Otherwise Noted, We Offer a Cost-Effective, Single FLAT RATE Combined Shipping For Unlimited Quantities Purchased. If You Are Purchasing Multiple Items, Please Place Each Item Into Your Shopping Cart (Add to Cart) Before Checking Out. When Done Shopping, Click On Your Cart to Combine Your Items Into One Invoice With One Flat Rate Shipping Charge. Please Do Not Complete a Checkout Payment For Each Individual Item Separately as Seller is Charged a Fee On Each Order's Total Price, Including Shipping ! If Multiple, Separately Paid Orders Are Received From Same Buyer's ID, Seller Reserves the Right to Use Extra Shipping Charges Paid to Combine the Items and Upgrade (Expedite) the Order's Delivery Method, and No Refunds Will Be Offered. If Your Multiple Item Order Does Not Combine Into One Flat Rate Shipping Invoice, Please Contact Seller and Request Seller to Create Your Combined Invoice Before You Complete Any Payment . One Gift Box Total is Included in Every Single-Item, Multiple-Item, or Seller Combined Free Shipping Order. Mahalo (Thank you) For Your Purchase! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying .