Jul 24 2008
Knowing About Amber
Amber is a beautiful gift from mother nature. It comes in many colors - yellow, orange, red, white, brown, green, blue and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded. Transparent range of hues pale to dark yellow, yellow to light brown. Cloudy orange comes in several colors. Amber is the fossilized resin of trees that have grown in “orange forests.” Through various physical and chemical changes of the resin became amber.
Amber is unique because it is able to preserve biological tissues. It is very common to find pieces of plants and insects trapped in amber, which makes it extremely valuable to collectors and scientists. A beautiful and fascinating gem! Amber is found in various parts of the world. The largest deposits of amber are off the coast of the Baltic Sea. Baltic Amber is the most sought after and valuable for the manufacture of amber jewelry.
Amber Baltic has been used for decorative objects from prehistoric times. An amulet Baltic amber has even been found in Egyptian tombs. Amber is also very popular in ancient Rome during the reign of Nero when: jewelry, ornaments, amulets and even dice are made of amber. In the Middle Ages, amber beads were exported. Since the 16th century in the 18th century gave an update on amber included jewelry, dishes, buttons, pipes mouth pieces, chess sets and a host of other products.
The majority of Baltic amber just one of 400 square miles - Samland Peninsula, now known as the Kaliningrad region. The mine Amber Kaliningrad supplies 99% of the Baltic amber. Until the 19th century, the amber was found manually from the sea During the last part of the 19th century has become much more complex operations since they began dredging and extraction of amber. Since then, millions of pounds of Baltic amber were mined. A small town in the Kaliningrad region has the largest mine orange.
Amber has a special beauty in its capacity of each piece to be truly original in nature and content. The fall of amber is like organic whole, it does not last forever. Baltic amber is known for having the longest life expectancy. Taking good care of your amber will result in office for many years, sometimes thousands of years as we have seen with the recovery of jewelry from the past.
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