Know more about Amber

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 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 the insoluble[…..]

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 hundred years, mankind discovered more and more new health benefits of amber. The main active ingredient of the sun stone is succinic acid, which contains in amber in large quantities. Studies of modern scientists prove the consistency many old methods of treating with amber. Salts of succinic acid is one of the best[…..]

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[…..]