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Scientists are interested in amber because of the remains of flora and fauna. Amber inclusions are like snapshots made 50 million years ago, which give a possibility to study behavior of some species, the relationships between them. Insects got into the resin in unbelievable moments: laying eggs, mating, getting out of cocoons, spiders spinning their web or catching a prey; swarms of flies, mosquitoes or termites, which got into resin during wedding flights. |
Wolfgang Weitschat (a professor of University of Hamburg Geology-Paleontology Istitute)
 Amber has very different shapes: small droplets, similar to fresh honey
drops, or large pieces, like a human brain, a skull or an egg. |
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Record on the statuette "The Amber Gallerist of the year 2001 - Kazimieras Mizgiris" |
"Amber dripped from a pine, which is unknown to us.
This pine grew near the various palm trees, sweet chestnuts, eucalyptus,
magnolia, oak, juniper and beech. Amber is a fruit of an ordinary tree,
but it is eternal”
 The Amber Room's seizure and subsequent disappearance at the close of WW
II is arguably the greatest jewel heist ever pulled off- if only on the
grounds the chamber itself was the world's biggest jewelry box, turned
inside out. Whether or not it somehow yet survives to rise again like
raw amber churned up in a storm-tossed sea remains unanswered still.
Conspiracy theories abound. |
 As with other imitation gems labeled "manmade” or "created”, scientists
found ways in the 19th century to synthesize precious natural materials
into copies of varying inferior quality. |
 There can be subtle shades and combinations of various
colors with varying hue. Baltic Amber comes in green, honey, red,
yellow, cognac. |
 Amber is as old as time itself, dating back millions of years. And yet,
it is still believed in today and used for its magnificent healing power
for treating joint pain, arthritic ailments, and even teething pain for
children. Baltic amber is also used in the cosmetics industry and in
other fields as well. |
