GEM Manufacturing LLC, headquartered in St. Thomas, also was sentenced to pay $500,000 for projects to study and protect black coral, a precious coral that is polished to a high sheen and used in ...

This Cape Coral gem has been named one of the best craft ... Silver, aged one year, is the most awarded, while Black is the most distributed. “It’s available all over the state,” Bixler ...

"Black coral in Hawaii is a small pocket that just ... gold, pearls and other gems. The company has grown from $33.9 million in sales in 2002 to $72.8 million in 2006 and has opened shops in ...

and black coral is considered the official gemstone of the State of Hawai'i. Even though most people have heard of black coral jewelry, very few ever get to see these corals in their natural ...