Gold Plated 925 Silver Earrings with Baltic Amber

Product detailed description

Materials:

- 925/1000 sterling silver with gold plating
- natural Baltic amber

Amber origin: Poland

You will receive the earrings shown in the photos. They are shipped in a gift jewelry box.

Baltic amber, also known as succinite, originates from various species of the now-extinct conifer Pinus succinifera. It is estimated that there were as many as 350 species of this conifer. Of all types of amber, Baltic amber has the highest concentration of succinic acid, which accounts for up to 8% of its total weight.

The richest deposits are estimated to be located in the Kaliningrad region, followed by northern Poland, Lithuania, and along the Baltic Sea coast. Its age is estimated to be approximately 28 to 54 million years. It is older than the Baltic Sea itself.

Baltic amber is typically transparent, semi-transparent, or completely opaque—known as “milky”—beneath a yellow-brown layer of oxidized crust. It offers a full range of colors, from snow-white to beige, lemon-yellow, honey-colored, orange, red, and brown. Polish scientist Adam Chetnik defined around 200 variations in his Small Dictionary of Amber Varieties.

But the diversity of this organic gemstone does not end with its colors and forms. Nature has truly played with amber, “painting” thousands of beautiful, utterly unique patterns within it. It could easily be exhibited at the Louvre alongside the world’s most famous painters.

The colors in the photographs may vary slightly from the actual colors depending on your screen settings.