Amber
Facts:
Nature
Gallery features genuine Baltic Amber from Poland in 14k &
sterling jewelry, carvings& polished shapes.
Baltic Amber is fossilized resin or petrified tree say of the 27
- 48 million
year old giant year old giant conifer Pinus Succinfera.
Baltic Amber,
scientifically refered to as succinite, takes thehighest polish
and is considered the choice amber for collectors.
Amber appears transluscent to opaque and in colors ranging from
light yellow
to dark red. The opacity of amber is caused from either a high
calcium content,
a large amound of very small air bubbles or a combination of
these two factors.