The price for amber stones varies widely in the correct range for (and Joanna Average Joe’s), who may spend as little as $ 20 for amber and silver jewelry, and also for high rollers willing to spend 40.000 $ or more for a “slice sunshine” in amber jewelry designed in gold, platinum and other precious stones. And although no official “birth – a designation reserved for actual stones – amber is often presented those born under the sign of Taurus (April 19-May 19).

History of Amber

Amber is found in Myanmar home to the largest piece of transparent amber in the world (33.5 pounds and 40-50 million years), as well as Lebanon, Sicily, Mexico, Romania Germany and Canada. The two main sources of amber on the market today are the Dominican Republic and the Baltic states.

Once highly regulated, amber from the Baltic is more widely available as a result of more liberal economic policies in Eastern Europe. Today, the world enjoys spirit of amber from the Baltic, where the largest mine in Russia, west of Kaliningrad.

Baltic amber is found also in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia. Baltic amber has even washed up on the shore of the Baltic Sea, Denmark, Norway and England. Baltic Amber is the oldest geological model used in jewelry. Archaeologists digging near the Baltic Sea have found evidence of jewelry baltic amber approximately 40,000 years.

Green Amber is a variation quite natural Baltic Amber. The green color is the result of interaction with plant resin. While green is a color most valuable amber brown that the best quality of amber remains clear, transparent and seamless.

Slightly softer than Baltic amber, Dominican amber is prized for its color, including yellow and deep red, like the distinctive (and rare) blue and smoky green hues that come exclusively from this region .

Shocking Information about Amber

The old name for amber is “electron” the root word of electricity. Around 600 BC, when it was discovered that a large orange stone was rough, it is electrically charged. Probably negative energy for the transport of electrical charge, was used to prepare the hand of amber and energy in his career.

In addition to its ability to attract energy and power, amber was believed intelligence assistance. It was prescribed for memory loss, eccentric behavior, anxiety and indecision.

The Joy of Amber

Amber jewelry is said to help one be joyful and happy. The bright yellow stone is supposed to relieve the burdens of life.

Healers say that amber force our altruistic nature and helps us realize the full power of our spiritual intelligence.