Amber is a mysterious resin hiding many benefits. For thousands of years, this solar gem has been worn to feel better, in mind and body. Discover it among the virtues of gemstones.
Born millions of years ago in the forests of northern Europe, it holds within it the light and memory of time. Here are its history and powers.
Color
Yellow, cognac, brown
Composition
Fossilized resin
Price
From around $4 per gram
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Where does amber come from?
The story begins about 45 million years ago, between central and northern Europe, where a huge amber forest stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Norwegian coast.
Amber has been worn as jewelry since Antiquity and was soon credited with beneficial virtues. It was associated with eternal youth, because it seemed to preserve the plants and animals trapped inside it. In China, two centuries before our era, men wore it as a symbol of virility.
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