The term amber is derived from the Arabic "amber" which means "what floats in the sea", since the same floats on the sea. This is a semi-precious stone , with a dark electric yellow color, it is formed by a fossil resin of plant origin, which is formed from the remains of some angiosperms and conifers, this material is widely used for the manufacture of jewelry pieces, since which is very pretty and quite rare.
This is formed from the resin produced by trees to protect themselves from infections that are caused by some insects and certain diseases, when a plant or tree is pierced in its bark either by a wound or by the action of an insect, fungus or bacteria, the tree usually decrees the resin to protect itself, after decreeing said resin, it usually hardens by the action of polymerization inside rocky structures formed of sand, clay, even limestonethat were arranged in areas near rivers, generally had a large amount of associated organic material, which remains intact inside through millions of years, this material can vary in composition depending on the tree that secretes the resin with which it was formed, however there are several compounds in common that the different types have.
In a large number of cultures around the world, amber is used as a material to make different pieces of jewelry, this is because it is quite rare, since it is the only semi-precious stone that is derived from plant fossils, the craftsmen who apply their knowledge to work with this stone, usually you use all its properties and physical characteristics, first they do is the selection of the rough stone with which they wish to carry out their craft, in second place is analyzed in detail the material to thereby determine its correct use, then proceed to cut and carve the modelyou want, then it is polished with a paper sandpaper and a substance specially designed to polish the amber, finally a deep and detailed final cleaning is carried out to proceed with the assembly in some precious metal.
