How Amber Jewelry Is Made ?
Amber, like all precious stones and gems, is mined and processed so that it can become the beautiful piece that is set into your impressive amber bracelet, amber necklace, amber earrings, or amber brooch. Also like many other gemstones, amber jewelry is made over the span of many years and is the result of natural processes. Thousands of years ago, pine trees in the Scandinavian and Baltic regions dripped resin or a thick sap that would eventually harden and become petrified. It is this raw material that we call amber and often, it has trace amounts of plants and other matter and in some cases, entire insects or leafs perfectly preserved because they happened to get caught in the gem-producing resin. Throughout the years, the forces of nature caused the amber resin to harden into a gem-like state, as trees were buried under sedimentary matter. The process by which amber is made does not end there, however. In addition to this stage, geological events moved amber to various locations, w
