Actual names of Coral Cluster, scientifically

The term “Coral Cluster” can refer to different things depending on whether you’re describing it in a scientific, metaphysical, or commercial context.

The scientific names and types most commonly associated with natural/raw coral clusters can be presented as below :

🔬 Scientific Classification of Coral (Animal Origin) :

If your piece is organic coral (i.e. once part of a living marine organism), it belongs to:

Kingdom           : Animalia

Phylum              : Cnidaria

Class                   : Anthozoa

Order                 : Scleractinia (Stony Corals) or Alcyonacea (Soft Corals)

✅ Common Coral Types :

Commercial / Trade Name       Scientific Name                Description                                          

Red Coral (Moonga)                   Corallium rubrum          Hard, red-pink coral, used in jewelry and                                                                             astrology 

Blue Coral                                      Heliopora coerulea           Rare, blue-toned, hard coral                          

Black Coral                                    Antipatharia (order)         Dark, deep-sea coral often used in                                                                                                            ornaments

White Coral                                   Often Corallium spp.         Milky to white,

                                                         or fossilized coral              (believed to have calming energy)

Fossil Coral                                    Agatized Coral or      

                                                         Petoskey Stone                  Mineralized over time, used in                                                                      (var. of calcite/quartz)          metaphysical practices

⚠️ If the item is mineralized coral or fossil coral, it’s no longer organic coral but a silicified fossil, often classified as:

Agatized Coral           → A form of Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Fossil Coral                → Technically a cryptocrystalline quartz

Our specimen resembles Fossil Coral or Agatized Coral due to its stony, crystalline structure and rough formation. It’s likely no longer organic (not soft or porous), but rather a mineral-replaced coral — often sold under names like :

• Fossil Coral Cluster
• Agatized Coral Specimen
• Petrified Coral