​If your interest in amber gemstone has risen in the recent past, then you must already know that it is a fossilized resin. This means that amber is not really a stone however, over millions of years it has hardened so much that it looks a lot like it. This is the reason why people call it gemstone and it is very widely used in the jewelleries. It has literally taken millions of years for the formation of amber and for it to appear the way it does now. It means that it has undergone tremendous amount of chemical and physical changes in the span of these years. You will be surprised to know that the oldest known amber is nearly 350 million years old.
Do you know that there are some pieces of amber that have packed insects in them? Some people love the amber which is clear, but there are many people who pay a huge price for the amber with inclusions. When the inclusion is in the form of an insect, the price goes up even higher. Millions of years ago, when the resin was semi liquid, during one of its fluid manoeuvres, it would have caught an insect and sealed it inside. Then it got fossilized and preserved the insect. This is how amber with insects was created. The oldest known amber with insect inclusion could be as old as 150 million years. Isn’t this fascinating? No wonder why people are ready to shell out lots of money for such a piece.
The use of amber as a gemstone is not new. Even in the era Before Christ, there are evidences of people using the amber from Drfinejewels in the jewellery items. Amber is available in a number of colours, sizes, and inclusions. While it is extracted from a few regions of the world, the most famous amber pieces come from Baltic region and Dominican Republic. One of the most famous amber stones is blue amber from Dominican Republic. This stone is not truly blue but changes to blue when exposed to light containing UV. You can see its magnificent blue hue in the sunlight.
 
Amber stone from the Baltic region could be as old as 50 million years. Most of them are found in shore area of the Baltic. In fact, amber is also considered to be Lithuania’s national gem. It is said that the amber from the Baltic region is of the finest quality. The amber extracted from this region usually comes in different hues of yellow. However, you may also find honey coloured and dark brown amber stones from here. Green has also been found from some places but it is extremely rare. Most of the green amber you see in the market is a fake copy. Ambers could be quite clear and transparent as well as very opaque and hazy.
 
Amber stones from Dominican Republic are not as old as compared to the amber from Baltic. However, the DR amber stones have the rarest and finest inclusions you will ever see. Also, the amber from this region comes in diverse colours mostly unavailable anywhere else. If you are looking for amber with insects, you will find it in Dominican Republic.
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Many people wonder where exactly does the green amber come from but have never been able to get the answer. The truth is that this type of amber comes from the marshes. The legend has it that this type of amber actually got deposited in the green marshes and this is the reason why they got the green color. However, it is also true that they were not created because of the marsh type of conditions.
 
Amber has been available in multitude of colors for a very long time. However, even the diverse range of the colors was not enough for those who loved ambers and used it as the jewelry item. Therefore, they needed another colour – the color green. The fact is that there is a type of amber which carries the slightly greenish hue. However, it is extremely rare. There is another type of amber which comes with the air bubbles inside it. This type of amber carries the shade of brown color and sometimes even grey. However, there are certain elements in it which create the illusion of green. This might as well have been derived from the marshes.
 
Most of the green amber is not natural; especially the one which carries the dark green hue. If you see such amber, you can almost be certain that it contains artificial colors. There are many ways to give the green hue to the natural amber. Usually it is done once the pieces of amber have been cut and already been given the desired shape and size. Once this is done they are subjected to high temperature so that they get the clarity. The high temperature also ensures that it is easy to cut the layer at the surface. This allows to get rid of the darker shade and brings forth the lighter shade. During this process, when the surface layer is being removed, the amber can be colored in green or any other desired color. But other colors are easily available naturally therefore; usually the coloring is in green.
 
For some people, it is not just enough to get the green hue. They also want the shine and glitter with it. Therefore, a lot of times you will see the effect of saccharification in the green amber which has been caused by unsuccessful attempts of husking. Fortunately, for the manufacturers, the saccharification effect is also in demand (although not as much as husking). This is the reason why you will find many such amber items on the display.
 
One thing to note is that amber is always natural. It is the green color which is often artificial. The thing is that natural green amber is very rare and some vendors try to pass off the artificially induced green color as natural and that is where customers get duped. To make sure that you don’t get duped, learn a little bit about the ambers and especially about the green ones. Also, it is always best to buy from the trusted vendor so that there are no doubts. For instance, green amber of DRFineJewels are always natural.