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  1. Amber Gemstone is an Organic gem, once-living organisms & biological processes, containing plant fragments creating a fascinating time capsule.

  2. Jun 17, 2024 · Amber, fossil tree resin that has achieved a stable state through loss of volatile constituents and chemical change after burial in the ground. Amber occurs as irregular nodules, rods, or droplike shapes in all shades of yellow with nuances of orange, brown, and, rarely, red.

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    Amber is formed from resin coming out of certain trees. It is not tree sap or gum. The resin soon becomes sticky, and later fossilises as amber. The amber can look different depending on its origin, and its later geological history. To end up as amber, the starting resin must resist decay. Many trees produce resin, but usually it is broken down by ...

    The resin can contain, in addition to the beautifully preserved plant-structures, remains of insects, spiders, annelids, frogs, crustaceans and other small organisms that became trapped while it was fluid. In most cases the organic structure has disappeared, leaving only a cavity, with perhaps a trace of chitin.

    Amber can be found on all continents of the earth, with exception of the pole regions, mainly at the east coast of the USA, Canada, Burma, Mexico, Lebanon, Borneo, Romania and Sicily and other places. According to scientists, the oldest amber originates from the carbon time and has an age of approximately 345 million years (Upper Carboniferous, Nor...

    The World of Amber Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine A comprehensive website maintained by the Earth Science Department of Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas (Accessed 29 May 2005)
    Publications on amber inclusions Archived 2005-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
    Baltic amber information page Archived 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Apr 6, 2023 · For many thousands of years, the fossilized tree resin known as amber has entranced jewelry makers and inspired the scientific imagination. For the past 200 years especially, paleontologists ...

  4. Amber is an ancient gemstone, and has been valued since early times. The most common color of Amber is the yellow-orange color known as amber. The color is very distinctive, and is named after the gemstone. Amber can also be a deeper orange-red color or a lighter yellow color.

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