Amber is in fact a fossilized tree resin (some confuses resin with sap).
Amber is ideal for jewellery making as includes plants and animal material inside the resin.
Amber colours can be yellow, brown, gold, pale yellow and sometimes almost black.
There are also occurences of red amber, which is known as cherry amber. The most sought after colour is green and blue which are rare colours and are unique.
Another most sought after amber is the transparent, where you can clearly see all the animals/insects and plant life embedded in the resin.
Blue amber is the most valuable as they only find about 100 kgs per year. The blue abler becomes blue when there is natural sunlight and partially with ultra violet source of light.\
Amber is popular for jewellery making for rings.
Amber is a gemstone that aids in manifesting intellectual abilities. Amber also aids in bringing about clear thinking. When used as a jewellery amber helps bring patience and calmness. Amber is widely used for baby/children in healing past lives. Amber is widely used to aid in diminishing teething problems with babies.