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A beautiful cherry color amber cabochon framed in a classic sterling silver frame. Size is approx 1.5" x .75". Seems each ring is shaped slighly different! There is a photo of each one...the style is the same for all. Note the measurements may differ: size 5 = 2.7cm x 2.4cm - shown size 5b = 2.7cm x 2cm size 6 = 3cm x 1.75cm size 7 = 3cm x 2.1cm size 8 = 2.8cm x 1.8cm size 8b = 3.1cm x 2cm size 9 = 3cm x 2cm size 10 = 3.3cm x 2cm size 10b = 3.5cm x 1.8cm
Amber (Bursztyn in Polish) is fossilized tree sap that dates back 40 million years. It comes from all around the world, but the highest quality and richest deposits are found around the Baltic Sea. During the colder months, when water density reaches its highest point, amber floats up from the seabed and is washed to shore by the waving sea. Amber is the only fossil resin that contains 3 to 8% succinic acid, a multi-purpose therapeutic substance, that was prescribed by early physicians for headaches, heart problems, arthritis and a variety of other ailments. In ancient times it was carried by travelers for protection. All of our amber is directly imported from the Baltic city of Gdansk, Poland.
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