Baltic Amber...

The two main sources of amber on the market today, however, are the Dominican Republic and the Baltic states. Once highly regulated, Baltic amber has become more widely available due to more liberal economic policies in Eastern Europe.


gems - A Baltic amber amulet has even been found in Egypt

Up until the 19th century amber was retrieved manually from the sea. People have collected, traded, carved, and coveted amber for more than 10,000 years.

Baltic Amber gems - A Baltic amber amulet has even been found in Egypt
Cloudy amber comes in many colors. Amber is fossilized resin of ancient trees that grew in amber forests. It is very common to find pieces of plants and insects, trapped in amber making it extremely valuable to both collectors and the scientists. The largest amber deposits are off the shores of the Baltic Sea. Up until the 19th century amber was retrieved manually from the sea. It comes in many different colors - yellow, orange, red, white, brown, green, blue and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded.

Amber was also very popular in ancient Rome during the reign of Neron when: jewelry, ornaments, amulets, and even dice were made from amber.

Since then millions of pounds of Baltic amber have been mined. It was prescribed for memory loss, eccentric behavior, anxiety, and indecisiveness. Amber jewelry is said to help one be joyful and happy. Baltic amber has even washed up on the shores of the Baltic Sea in Denmark, Norway, and England.

From the 16th century into the 18th century item made from amber included jewelry, dishes, buttons, pipe mouth pieces, chess sets and a host of other fine products. The majority of Baltic amber comes from a 400-square-mile area - the Samland Peninsula, now known as the Kaliningrad region.

The Kaliningrad amber mine supplies 99% of the Baltic amber. The cheery yellow stone is believed to lighten the burdens of life. Healers say that amber activates our altruistic nature and helps us realize the full power of our spiritual intellect. Amber is a beautiful gift from mother nature. It was prescribed for memory loss, eccentric behavior, anxiety, and indecisiveness. Amber jewelry is said to help one be joyful and happy. Up until the 19th century amber was retrieved manually from the sea. During the latter part of the 19th century operations became much more sophisticated as they began dredging and mining for amber. Cloudy amber comes in many colors. Amber is fossilized resin of ancient trees that grew in amber forests.

It may be transparent or clouded.

A small town in the Kaliningrad region has the worlds largest amber mine. Amber has a special beauty in its ability for each piece to be truly original in nature and content. Up until the 19th century amber was retrieved manually from the sea. The green color is a result of plant interaction with the resin. From the 16th century into the 18th century item made from amber included jewelry, dishes, buttons, pipe mouth pieces, chess sets and a host of other fine products. The majority of Baltic amber comes from a 400-square-mile area - the Samland Peninsula, now known as the Kaliningrad region. A small town in the Kaliningrad region has the worlds largest amber mine. Amber has a special beauty in its ability for each piece to be truly original in nature and content.

Baltic amber is known to have the longest life expectancy.

It is very common to find pieces of plants and insects, trapped in amber making it extremely valuable to both collectors and the scientists. Baltic amber is known to have the longest life expectancy. And although it not an official "birthstone a designation reserved for actual gemstones amber is often presented to those born under the sign of Taurus. Amber is found in Myanmar home to the largest piece of transparent amber in the world (33,5 pounds and 40-50 million years old), as well as Lebanon, Sicily, Mexico, Romania, Germany, and Canad. Believed to carry a negative electrical energy charge, amber was used to draw power and energy into its bearer. In addition to its ability to attract energy and power, amber was believed to aid the intellect. Believed to carry a negative electrical energy charge, amber was used to draw power and energy into its bearer. In addition to its ability to attract energy and power, amber was believed to aid the intellect. It comes in many different colors - yellow, orange, red, white, brown, green, blue and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded. From the 16th century into the 18th century item made from amber included jewelry, dishes, buttons, pipe mouth pieces, chess sets and a host of other fine products. The majority of Baltic amber comes from a 400-square-mile area - the Samland Peninsula, now known as the Kaliningrad region. Believed to carry a negative electrical energy charge, amber was used to draw power and energy into its bearer. In addition to its ability to attract energy and power, amber was believed to aid the intellect.