Rough Yellow Amber Necklaces
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$95.00
$95.00 - $105.00
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Beautiful Rough Yellow Amber Necklaces - Take advantage of these 2, unique, ONE-OF-A-KIND necklaces!
The first necklace is 23¼" in length and strung with 35 pieces of darker pieces of yellow Amber ranging in size from 20-28mm. To compliment, genuine turquoise blue heishi is strung in between the Amber pieces.
The 25½" has 53 pieces of lighter pieces of yellow Amber. To compliment, light brown shell heishi is in between the Amber pieces.
Only 1 available of each.
Amber is thought to help absorb negative energy and to release bright, soothing energy, helping to calm nerves and enliven disposition like a mental sunny day. The different colors of amber are often used on the chakras with corresponding colors to facilitate opening and cleansing. Yellow amber has been used traditionally by natural healers to improve memory, increase mental flexibility and create balanced decision-making.
Amber has also been used, historically, as a talisman for courage and self-confidence, and was thought to bring good luck to warriors in battle. In some cultures, amber symbolizes the renewal of marriage vows and is used to assure promises. It is worn by elders as a symbol of their endurance and wisdom.
In summary, here are a few facts about Amber and Copal:
• Amber is defined by geologists as fossilized tree resin (not tree sap). Sap is the fluid that circulates through a plant's vascular system. Sap to a tree, is like blood flowing through the veins of you or me. Resin, on the other hand, is a semi-solid amorphous (no crystal structure) organic substance that is secreted in pockets and canals through epithelial cells of the plant. It's the really sticky stuff that after time will fossilize and harden.
• Hardened tree resin that is less than 100,000 years old is called Copal.
• Copal becomes Amber when it has finished fossilizing.
• Copal can "craze" or crack on the surface as the volatile oils (or turpenes) evaporate.
• Copal will dissolve in acetone, but Amber will not.
• Copal from Madagascar and Columbia are 250 to 10,000 years old
• Amber from the Baltics and the Dominican Republic are 25 to 40 million years old.
Amber has also been used, historically, as a talisman for courage and self-confidence, and was thought to bring good luck to warriors in battle. In some cultures, amber symbolizes the renewal of marriage vows and is used to assure promises. It is worn by elders as a symbol of their endurance and wisdom.
In summary, here are a few facts about Amber and Copal:
• Amber is defined by geologists as fossilized tree resin (not tree sap). Sap is the fluid that circulates through a plant's vascular system. Sap to a tree, is like blood flowing through the veins of you or me. Resin, on the other hand, is a semi-solid amorphous (no crystal structure) organic substance that is secreted in pockets and canals through epithelial cells of the plant. It's the really sticky stuff that after time will fossilize and harden.
• Hardened tree resin that is less than 100,000 years old is called Copal.
• Copal becomes Amber when it has finished fossilizing.
• Copal can "craze" or crack on the surface as the volatile oils (or turpenes) evaporate.
• Copal will dissolve in acetone, but Amber will not.
• Copal from Madagascar and Columbia are 250 to 10,000 years old
• Amber from the Baltics and the Dominican Republic are 25 to 40 million years old.