As no other
kind of amber in the world, Baltic Amber is marked by a great wealth
of varieties, resulting from its internal structure, inclusions and
degree of weathering. Dictionaries of folk names given to the
many amber varieties quote about 100 names describing transparent,
translucent and opaque amber with a multitude of hues of yellow, red,
brown, beige, and white as well as bluish and greenish tints.
There are clear pieces and pieces filled with minute particles of
vegetable substance that make delicate filigree patterns one would not
be able to repeat.
The beauty of amber has
been a valuable resource for thousands of years in through it's wide use in
artistic jewelry. Apart from Baltic Amber (succinite), there are over
100 other kinds of fossil resins in the world. Varied as they are,
their properties are always inferior to those of the Baltic Amber when it
comes to treatment and durability. They are found in rocks of various
ages: from those dating back to the Triassic period (230 million years
ago), to very young ones found in quaternary deposits. The latter are
found in the southern hemisphere and are called copal. International
jewelers sell goods made of many varieties of amber, including rumenite,
symetite, birmite, Dominican, Mexican and Bornean amber, and even copal but
they are all incomparable to ornaments made from Baltic Amber.
The unparalleled variety and beauty of amber colors has a
beneficial influence on us as well. Amber jewelry is more and more
often worn with casual clothes, while its more luxury and extravagant
versions are used as ornaments for special occasions. Many designers
work in amber. It is usually set in gold or silver and combination
with other precious stones.
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