Baltic Amber... |
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. Baltic Amber is the most sought after and valuable for making amber jewelry. Baltic Amber has been used for decorative items since prehistoric times. Amber, the gem of a stone that's not really a gemstone at all, is actually fossilized pine sap.  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. Through various physical and chemical changes the resin becomes Amber. Amber is unique because it is able to preserve the organic tissues in it. Baltic amber has even washed up on the shores of the Baltic Sea in Denmark, Norway, and England. While green is a more valuable color of amber than brown, the best quality of amber remains clear, transparent, and flawless. Slightly softer than Baltic amber, Dominican amber is prized for its coloration, including yellow and deep red, as well as the distinctive (and rare) blue and smoky green hues that come exclusively from that area. The ancient name for amber was "electron" the root word of electricity.Cloudy amber comes in many colors. Amber is fossilized resin of ancient trees that grew in amber forests. Amber was also very popular in ancient Rome during the reign of Neron when: jewelry, ornaments, amulets, and even dice were made from amber. It comes in many different colors - yellow, orange, red, white, brown, green, blue and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded. 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. 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. Since then millions of pounds of Baltic amber have been mined.It comes in many different colors - yellow, orange, red, white, brown, green, blue and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded. 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. 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 largest amber deposits are off the shores of the Baltic Sea. 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.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. Today, the whole world enjoys amber minded from the Baltic region, where the largest mine is in Russia, west of Kaliningrad. Baltic amber may also be found in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia. Amber, the gem of a stone that's not really a gemstone at all, is actually fossilized pine sap. Since then millions of pounds of Baltic amber have been mined. 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. Transparent tones range from pale to dark yellow, to yellow light brown. Baltic amber is the oldest geological specimen to be used in jewelry. 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. A beautiful and fascinating gem! Amber is found in various parts of the world. |
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