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Amber Quality
Our amber is of the best quality, carefully
picked and most importantly - genuine. Our amber jewelry designs are
guaranteed for its authenticity! Amber is unlike any other gem or
mineral. It has a message of live and survival and with its golden and
deep hue, it is one of the prettiest jewels that comes from the ocean.
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from, the types of amber, amber fossil, how to tell fake from real amber
etc. It is important to know some easy tips to recognize amber because
not getting real amber could make a difference of few million years!
What is Amber?
Commonly referred to as tree sap, however amber is
anything but sap! The modern name for amber is thought
to come from the Arabic word, amber, meaning ambergris.
Ambergris is the waxy aromatic substance created in the
intestines of sperm whales. The substance is related to
cholesterol and is formed to protect the sperm whale...
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Why Amber?
The reasons why amber has been popular for centuries are
many. Amber has been a beautiful jewel that has been
fought for. amber has medicinal properties, amber is
useful to scientists for prehistoric life studies and so
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Origins of Amber Amber is one of the
organic gemstones, being the time-hardened fossilized resin of pine
trees, the now extinct pinus succinifera, and other trees. This aromatic
resin oozed down the sides of the trees, as well as filling internal
fissures, trapping debris, such as seeds, leaves, feathers and insects.
The first stage involved the slow evaporation of volatile oils. The
oils, called turpenes...
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Amber Deposits Around the World
Amber is found in various parts of the world. The largest amber deposits
are off the shores of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The great
amber-producing country is the promontory of Sambia, now a part of
Russia. Pieces of amber torn from the sea-floor are cast up by the
waves, and collected at ebb-tide. Sometimes the searchers wade into the
sea...
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Amber and Baltic Amber
Since the ancient times, the word amber meant
only one thing - the Baltic Amber! However, the process of how amber is
formed traced more amber varieties in different parts of the world.
Although more than 125 types of fossil resins are known in the world,
these resins are not amber but its relatives. They are mostly found in
Europe and America...
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Amber Inclusions: Pieces of Ancient History!
The preservation of ancient life in amber has fascinated
civilization through ages and this mystical phenomenon still attracts
people to get to know more about amber and even and hold in hand and
wear - a piece of history that is so ancient. Amber is really an
exquisite preservation of ancient life within its golden tomb. Perhaps
amber was an inspiration for the Pharaohs to build the Great Pyramids?
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History of Amber
Amber has a long history since the ancient times. Most
older and previously discovered amber deposits were in
Europe and you will still see today ho widely amber is
used and cherished in Europe. Amber has been traded
since earliest times and was considered a mystic and
religious material. Over the "amber routes" it was
distributed throughout Europe and to the entire known
ancient world... Read
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History of Amber Jewelry
The earliest known use of worked amber beads by man was
between 7,000 and 11,000 BC in Denmark and southern
England. Amber beads have been found in Egyptian tombs
dating to 3,400 BC. It has also been found in Mycenaean
(Greece) tombs. By the Bronze Age (3,000 to 1,000 BC),
there was significant trade of the gemstone throughout
the region of the Baltic Sea. As early as 600 BC...
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Historical Amber Trade & Amber Route
The amber trade is ancient. Scientists presume that the trade in amber
started as early as in New Stone Age. Baltic amber beads were found in
3400-2400 BC pharaoh tombs in Tethys pyramid. German archaeologist
Heinrich Schliemann who in 1871-1890 excavated Troy in addition to other
artifacts found amber beads....
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Types of Amber
Amber can be classified by number of parameters such as
chemical composition, color and way of formation,
production method. The following classification is by
chemical composition. Amber can be classified based
on chemical composition usually into two fossil resins:
succinite and retinite. Succinite
is the common variety of European amber. Baltic amber or
succinite was once thought to be the only "true" amber
and is the most suitable for jewelry...
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Amber Myths, Lore and Facts
The evidence of amber being a precious substance that
was very much sought after, fought for and cherished
goes back to 3,400 B.C. There have been many lore and
myths about amber and many of them are most prevalent in
Europe today. People believe amber to be...
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Amber in Medicine
History has documented medicinal uses of amber. A lot of
ancient text includes amazing mentions of the positives of amber
treatment. Amber has a unique charm and air of mystery surrounding it.
In nineteenth-century literature we find evidence of amber having been
used as a remedy for virtually all illnesses. The Etruscans prized it as
highly as gold...
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Real vs. Fake Amber
It is important to get to know amber well if you are
seeking one or better yet, depend on a source that is
authentic and reliable. In the middle of the 19th
century, scientists discovered ways to synthesize
natural precious substances. Due to the demand and the
price amber commanded in those days, additional
experiments and efforts to falsify amber picked up
pace...
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Colors of Amber
You may find Amber in many different colors such as
orange, yellow, red, green, brown, white, green, blue
and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded.
Transparent tones range from pale to dark yellow, to
yellow light brown. Cloudy amber comes in many colors.
Amber is unique because it is able to preserve the
organic tissues in it....
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The Language of Amber
Amber is known to the civilization through many ages
across all continents and among all cultures. The
language of amber is universal and it speaks of nature's
wonder and beauty. These are the different names of
amber in many languages around the world...
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The Amber Room
The Amber Room was a collection of chamber wall
panels commissioned in 1701. The Amber Room was made from 1701 onwards
in order to be installed at Charlottenburg Palace, home of Friedrich I,
the first King of Prussia, at the urging of his second wife, Sophie
Charlotte. The concept of the room and its design was by Andreas
Schlüter...
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How to Care for your Amber
Amber is one of the few precious minerals that
it is actually good and easy to handle. The oils from one's skin help to
prevent its oxidation. Over the years, amber does age. Often the outer
surface will react with oxygen and form what is called a "crazing"...
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