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Blue Amber from the Dominican Republic. Blue amber and silver jewellery. We import the worlds rarest amber Dominican Blue Amber. ry Rare Blue Amber from the Dominican Republic. We buy blue amber peices, each amber piece is then made into a unique peice of Blue Amber designer jewellery Or sold as rough one side polished collectors specimens. The blue coloration does not always extend to the entire stone. Also, the small window sometimes creates a type of optical illusion: the blue stone may look deep blue, but by the time the entire shell has been polished, the blue glow diminishes. But, please understand, that neither we nor anyone else is able to look into the stone. So it is always a surprise to see the final polished peice. Blue Amber is very rare and therefore very expensive.
The best way to test blue amber is placing it under an ultra-violet lamp which intensifies the color to a radiant cobalt-blue. We buy Very Rare Natural Blue and Green Amber from the Dominican Republic. Each amber piece is then made into a unique piece of Dominican Natural Blue Amber Designer Jewellery.or sold as a collectors piece , �rough� with one side polished. Dominican Natural Blue and Green Amber is very rare and therefore very expensive. Dominican blue amber is blue, but not in the way you might think. Blue Amber will show up different colours on different surfaces.   We also specialise in Natural Green Amber and Dominican Fossiliferous Amber. Why the difference? When natural light strikes Blue Amber on a white surface, the light particles pass right through, and then are refracted off the white surface. Result: the Blue Amber has a slight blue hue. When the same natural light particles strike the Amber on a black surface, the light particles don't refract off the black surface, thus refracting off the actual Amber. Hydrocarbons in the Blue Amber turn the sun's ultraviolet light into blue light particles, resulting in the famous glow of Blue Amber.   This effect is only possible in the Dominican Republic Blue Amber category. Any other Amber (such as Baltic Amber) will not display this phenomenon. Blue amber comes in different shades of blue. It is difficult to put Dominican Blue Amber into categories, since the Caribbean amber is not an industrial product. In some, the blue tone can only really be appreciated under an ultra violet light source. Then you will find a strong blue reflection in the yellow undertone of Dominican blue amber. But there is also some Blue Amber which is visible in almost any kind of light that has just a tiny little bit of UV components. This is extremely rare, hard to get and - of course - the most expensive kind of Dominican blue amber. And - of course - there is everything in between, never the same, because it is the pure beauty of nature. We know that it is a result of fluorescence and no solid color. Ultra-violet or violet light is re-emitted as blue or green light attributed to the presence of poly-nuclear aromatic molecules. (Gemology, Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr., Robert C. Kammerling -- see also our article on aromatic molecules in our Blue Amber Newsletter) This makes a lot of sense, because the best way to test blue amber is placing it under an ultra-violet lamp which intensifies the color to a radiant cobalt-blue. See the example at the left. But, does this make it less beautiful? To the contrary. Observe fascinated as the reflected daylight plays intriguing color tricks on the same smoothed and polished gem of natural Dominican blue amber as you hold it in your hand and gently move it around. Dominican blue amber is not blue when the light shines through it, but when the light shines on it. Some are impressed by the stong, startling blue intensity. Others prefer the clear, clean, yellow amber with a descrete hue of blue... or whatever is in between. In conclusion: Blue amber is blue, but not the way you might think. When sunlight strikes the Blue Amber on a white surface the light particles pass right through and are refracted by the white surface. Result: the Blue amber looks almost like any other Dominican amber, only with a light blue hue. The light particles can't refract off the black surface, so it is the Amber that refracts, and the hydrocarbons in the Blue Amber turn the sun's ultraviolet light into blue light particles. The result: the famous blue glow of Blue Amber. This effect is only possible with Dominican Blue Amber pieces graded within the Blue Amber category. Any other amber (like Baltic i.e. and others) will not display this phenomenon at all. And other Dominican amber will show this refraction only in concentrated UV light, but not in natural light. In case that you have inclusions in the piece of amber, they will have the same effect as the black background.   Blue amber comes in different shades of blue. Which is the best is a matter of taste. It is difficult to put them into categories, since it is not an industrial product. In some, the blue tone can only really be appreciated under an ultra violet light source Then you will find a strong blue reflection in the yellow undertone. There is a cherry, a purple tone and -especially when there are inclusions to reflect the color- this strong, almost ultra-blue. And - of course - there is everything in between, never the same, because it is the beauty of nature and not a semi-industrial product like reconstituted and enhanced material from some countries. We brake off a corner or an edge, sometimes polish a window into the rough stone so you can see the quality you might get. But, please understand, that neither we nor anyone else is able to look into the stone. So it is always a surprise. Therefore, although there are some basic indications that might help, only after cutting and polishing it, the most experienced craftsman will know what the stone really looks like. |
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