Amber Quick Facts
- Amber is the fossilised resin from ancient forests. The resin and trees were carried to coastal regions by rivers and then became covered in sediment. Over millions of years the resin went through a number of physical and chemical changes hardening into Amber
- Baltic amber is over 35 million years old
- 90% of the world’s Baltic amber is located in the Kaliningrad, Russia on the Baltic Sea
- Amber is washed up on the coastline of the Baltic Sea and North Sea
- Amber is not a mineral or a stone as it has an organic origin
- Baltic Amber from the Baltic region of Europe has the highest content of succinic acid
- Baltic Amber contains 3-8% of succinic acid
- Baltic amber is also known as Succinite
- Amber is a poor conductor of heat so therefore it always feels warm to the touch
- It is thought that amber is electromagnetic and produces large amounts of organic, natural energy
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