Amber's mystery revealed

Amber's mystery revealed

Amber, a gem of a stone that is not a gem, is actually fossil pine resin. People have collected, traded, carved, and craved anger for more than 10,000 years. But despite our interest in him, much about smoky yellow stone - the history of amber - remains a mystery.

Prices for amber vary greatly, in the right price range for an Average that can spend as little as $ 30 for amber and silver jewelry, and also for high rollers who are ready to spend $ 30,000 or more for "a piece of sunlight" in amber jewelry made in gold , platinum, and display other gemstones. And although it is not an official "birth stone" - the term reserved for actual gemstones - amber is often presented to those born under the Taurus sign.

Amber's History

Amber is found in Myanmar which is home to the largest piece of transparent amber in the world (50 million years old), as well as Lebanon, Sicily, Mexico, Romania, Germany, and Canad. However, the two main sources of amber on the market today are the Dominican Republic and the Baltic countries.

Once heavily regulated, Baltic amber is becoming more available due to more liberal economic policies in Eastern Europe. Today, the whole world enjoys the yellow mind of the Baltic region, where the largest mine is in Russia, west of Kaliningrad.

Baltic amber can also be found in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia. Baltic Amber is even drifting on the shores of the Baltic Sea in Denmark, Norway and England. Baltic Amber is the oldest geological specimen used in jewelry. Archaeologists digging near the Baltic Sea have found evidence of Baltic amber jewelry that is around 40,000 years old.

Green Amber is a completely natural variation of Baltic Amber. Green is the result of the interaction of plants with resin. While green is yellow more valuable than chocolate, the best yellow quality remains clear, transparent, and without defects.

Slightly softer than Baltic amber, Dominican amber is valued for its color, including yellow and deep red, as well as the distinctive green and smoky blue (and rare) characteristic of the area.

Shocking information about Amber

The ancient name for amber is "electron," the basic word for electricity. Around 500 BC, it was found that if an amber stone was rough, it became electrically charged. Believed to carry a charge of negative electrical energy, amber is used to draw power and energy to the carrier.

Apart from its ability to attract energy and strength, yellow is believed to help intelligence. It is prescribed for memory loss; eccentric behavior; anxiety, and doubt.

Amber's joy

Amber jewelry is said to help someone to be happy and happy. A cheerful yellow stone is believed to relieve the burden of life.

The physician says that amber activates our altruistic nature and helps us realize the full power of our spiritual intelligence.