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Amber is fossilized tree resin. Examples of it have been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since the Neolithic times, [1] and worked as a gemstone since antiquity. [2] Amber is used in jewelry and as a healing agent in folk medicine. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents.
Baltic amber or succinite is amber from the Baltic region, home of its largest known deposits. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that this forested region provided the resin for more than 100,000 tons of amber. [1]
Amberlite quaternary ammonium resin. Amberlite is the tradename of a range of ion-exchange resins. External links "Amberlite and Amberlite FP Ion Exchange Resins".
Spanish amber- amber from Northern and Eastern Spain, Cretaceous (Albian) in age. Sri Lankan amber - found in sea coast in a very small quantity also called Indian amber or Indian sea amber. Sumatran amber - found in Jambi, Indonesia this amber is a young amber, typically falling in the 20-30 million year age range.
Blue amber is a rare variety of amber resin that exhibits a blue coloration. Blue amber has been most commonly found in the Dominican Republic—especially in the amber mines around the city of Santiago and, less commonly, in the eastern half of the country. In the modern age, it was discovered at about the same time as Dominican amber. [1] [2] [3]
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic derived from resin of the extinct tree Hymenaea protera. Dominican amber differentiates itself from Baltic amber by being nearly always transparent, and it has a higher number of fossil inclusions.
Amber is fossilized tree resin, much valued since antiquity as a gemstone. Amber is used in jewelry. Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories ...
Kauri gum was also crafted into jewellery, keepsakes and small decorative items. Like amber, kauri gum sometimes includes insects and plant material. [7] Kauri gum was used commercially in varnish, and can be considered a type of copal (the name given to resin used in such a way). Kauri gum was particularly useful for this, and from the mid ...