Know more about Amber

Jewellery is the largest category of products created from amber. The most common types of amber jewellery are necklaces, brooches, ear pendants, bracelets and rings. Both natural and pressed amber is used for these products, either alone or in combination with other materials, and either untreated or colored. They range from individual, one-of-a-kind designs to[…..]

Among gemstones, amber can take one of the first places in the beauty and variety of colors. The color palette and types of amber amaze the imagination of even the most sophisticated jewelry lovers, where especially prevail mainly yellow, golden yellow colors, therefore the term “amber color”. Since ancient times, white amber was mostly valued.[…..]

In early 1828, the Swedish chemist J. Y. Berzelius established that amber chemical composition consists of a volatile aromatic oil, two soluble fractions of a resin, succinic acid, and 90% of the insoluble residue. At that time, amber was already used in medicine, zoologists widely used its preservative properties, and botanists, by the nature of[…..]

1. Intro 2. Simple ways to check amber 3. Artificial Amber from resin 4. Pressed amber 5. Artificial Amber from other materials 6. Ennobled Amber 7. Special and non-standard verification methods Intro The current level of modern technology makes it possible to imitate any natural stone – even such complex and beautiful as amber. The[…..]

Brooch is one of the most beautiful, familiar and affordable jewelry. Organically blending into the look, the amber brooch will be an accessory that everyone will notice. What features does the famous sun stone framed in metal for decorating clothes carry? For the first time, amber brooches began to be used as an element of[…..]

For many centuries in the past, people ascribed medicinal health benefits of amber, believing it was good for all intents and purposes. The first mention of the stone miraculous powers can be found in works by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. Pliny the Elder, in his “Natural History”, recommends wearing an amber necklace when suffering[…..]

Amber has many names. The name “amber” (eng. amber) comes from the Late Latin word “ambar”, which in turn comes from the Arabic “anbar”. There was a lot of confusion between the English amber and a completely different substance, which is formed in the intestines of the whale and is in very great demand as[…..]