"Baltic Amber Inclusion" - Signature Gems Educational Series - in conjunction with Amberabg
Amber Signature Gems presents our Amber Expert series about Baltic Amber, in which our expert will tell us about amber, its sources, natural inclusions and much more. We are pleased to introduce to you Mr. Andrzej Gorski, a Polish gemologist
who specializes in Baltic Amber inclusions and fossils. He is also the founder of Amberabg, a website specializing in the geological aspects of amber. Mr Gorski has spent many years studying Baltic Amber, its geological qualities, and natural history. Mr. Gorski's impressive collection of inclusions numbers at present over 10,000 specimens and is continually increasing. Because Amber Jewelry is Signature Gems' largest collection, we are especially pleased to present this educational series featuring an expert who studies and lectures about it professionally.
If you have any questions about Baltic Amber, Mr. Gorski will be more than happy to answer them. To ask amber related question send email to amberexpert@signature-gems.com Please also feel free to visit his impressive amber inclusions collection. Glossary >>
Part 1: What amber inclusions are? - Read the first installment of our exclusive lecture series "Discover a Beauty of Baltic Amber" presented by Signature-Gems' amber expert.
Articles and resources
- The Beauty of Amber Jewelry
One may never stop writing about amber and amber jewelry. The mineral's charm never fades away, owing to its beauty and to its history - so remote and ancient and at the same time ever more close to us... read more - Amber and Baltic Amber
Since the ancient times, the word amber meant only one thing - the Baltic Amber! However, the process of how amber is formed traced more amber varieties in different parts of the world...read more - Amber Colors
There can be subtle shades and combinations of various colors with varying hue. Amber can be absolutely transparent or absolutely opaque. Amber is not always one-colored: the unique combinations...read more - Amber Facts and Amber Jewelry Care
Read an interesting facts about Baltic Amber. Read about a traditional amber fishing methods ... read more - Beware of Fake Amber
Since the bakelite and plastic era began early this century, there has been a number of fake amber qualities in the commercial market. Bakelite necklaces were sold in Europe...read more - A Little Bit of Amber History
During the Middle Ages, prayer beads were exported as the main product of tooled Baltic amber. From the 16th century into the 18th century, bracelets, necklaces, containers, boxes, bowls, plates...read more - Pearl Grading and Pearl Care
As with any other item that can appear in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and conditions, a standardized system of grading must be used when purchasing or selling pearls....read more - Semi-Precious Gems Explained
A most important semi-precious gemstones explained...read more - Organic Materials used in Jewelry
Amber, Pearls are examples of some natural materials used in jewelry...read more - Factors which influence the rarity and value of pearls
There are five important factors which influence the rarity and value of pearls... read more - Cultured pearls
Pearls created artificially by inserting a small bead of glass or mother-of-pearl into the mollusc and farming the resulting product on a commercial scale. The introduction of cultured pearls...read more