Amber is one of the most unique gemstones used in jewelry since it is in fact fossilized tree resin often with small creatures that have remained trapped inside the resin for thousand or millions of years.
These hardened resinous pieces with fossils inside are collected primarily from the Baltic Sea region, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and from The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. The difference between Baltic amber and Dominican amber is the color. Although there is yellow, or golden brown amber in both places, blue and green amber comes more often from the Caribbean. Green, red, orange, brown rust-color amber or blue amber are all made into magnificent jewelry creations like the beaded Lithuanian traditional necklaces and the gorgeous translucent Polish yellow amber earrings that are famous around the world.
Amber Earrings from Dangle Drop to Clip On
Amber earrings come in many styles, from drop or dangle earrings to amber encrusted hoops or clip on earrings and even earring styles that incorporate other gemstones. The most interesting sets may well be the green amber earrings that are set mostly into sterling silver settings and are quite affordably priced.
Silver amber earrings are the most popular because they are the cheapest. It's just that simple. Many designers and small artisans can afford to work in silver and not in gold and since amber is a relatively inexpensive gemstone the combination of silver or pewter or other such semi-precious metals is conducive to keeping the costs down. Because amber is best in chunks and not cut too much (so as to not alter the inner fossils) amber stud earrings with large amber stones are very popular. The other type of jewelry that incorporates this unusual stone are amber drop earrings, partly because it mimics the way resin drops and gives a luminous, almost liquid feel to the earrings.
These hardened resinous pieces with fossils inside are collected primarily from the Baltic Sea region, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and from The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. The difference between Baltic amber and Dominican amber is the color. Although there is yellow, or golden brown amber in both places, blue and green amber comes more often from the Caribbean. Green, red, orange, brown rust-color amber or blue amber are all made into magnificent jewelry creations like the beaded Lithuanian traditional necklaces and the gorgeous translucent Polish yellow amber earrings that are famous around the world.
Amber Earrings from Dangle Drop to Clip On
Amber earrings come in many styles, from drop or dangle earrings to amber encrusted hoops or clip on earrings and even earring styles that incorporate other gemstones. The most interesting sets may well be the green amber earrings that are set mostly into sterling silver settings and are quite affordably priced.
Silver amber earrings are the most popular because they are the cheapest. It's just that simple. Many designers and small artisans can afford to work in silver and not in gold and since amber is a relatively inexpensive gemstone the combination of silver or pewter or other such semi-precious metals is conducive to keeping the costs down. Because amber is best in chunks and not cut too much (so as to not alter the inner fossils) amber stud earrings with large amber stones are very popular. The other type of jewelry that incorporates this unusual stone are amber drop earrings, partly because it mimics the way resin drops and gives a luminous, almost liquid feel to the earrings.
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