The royals are thought to have said "no" because of environmental concerns - eco groups are against stripping
black coral from the ocean.
Salome Tesi, who was stationed at the first stall the royals came to in the market, said the couple had been interested to see a display of tree-like
black coral on the table but politely declined to take away a carved necklace in the shape of a turtle.
Black coral assemblages from Machalilla National Park, Ecuador.
The air dried
black coral (1.5 Kg) was soaked in a mixture of chloroform/methanol (1:1) and allowed to stand at room temperature for few days.
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The third look of the bunch featured a bodice made from an intricate
black coral design paired with a billowing, abstractly printed skirt.
Formless sculptures, like
black coral colonies, slowly rotated on axis; each titled Twain Rocks, they are made of pages from Mark Twain's novels.
The beads are
black coral and amber but too big for everyday use.
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* INCREDIBLE sea-life is an everyday sight in these waters, from manta rays, big-eyed squirrel fish and bottlenose dolphins to exotic sponges and masses of
black coral.
Earlier, the presidential palace had urged an international boycott on
black coral products and other marine resources in a bid to preserve the country's biodiversity.
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black coral collected near the Hawaiian Islands may set a new record for age among coral kind: some 4,200 years.