List of types of amber - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of types of amber
Amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin , which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Amber is used as an ingredient in perfumes, as a healing agent in folk medicine, and as jewelry. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents...

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Baltic amber
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...

- found along the shores of a large part of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
Blue amber
Blue Amber
Blue amber is amber exhibiting a rare coloration. It is most commonly found in the amber mines in the mountain ranges around Santiago, Dominican Republic...

- a rare coloration, most commonly is found in the Dominican Republic and highly valued by collectors
Delatynite - a variety of amber found in Delatyn
Delatyn
Delatyn is a town in the Nadvirna Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. It is located 101 km west of Chernivtsi and 294.6 miles WSW of Kiev...

, Ukraine
Dominican amber
Dominican amber
Dominican amber is amber from the Dominican Republic. Resin from the extinct species Hymenaea protera is the source of Dominican amber and probably of most amber found in the tropics....

- nearly always transparent
Oltu stone
Oltu stone
Oltu stone , aka black amber, is a kind of jet found in the region around Oltu town within Erzurum Province, eastern Turkey. The organic substance is used as semi-precious gemstone in manufacturing jewellery.-Location and extraction:...

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