NATURAL UNTREATED AMETHYST FROM BRAZIL

 EARRING SET

SET IN STERLING SILVER STAMPED HALLMARK 925 SHEPPARD HOOKS FOR PIERCED EARS

AMETHYST STONE IN EARRING  SIZE 10X8     MM

LENGTH  MEASUREMENT EARRING IS 30X 12MM

TCW 25   IS  TOTAL CARAT WEIGHT OF OF SETTINGS AND AMETHYST  IN THIS 2 PIECE SET  

YELLOW AMBER IS FORMED FROM DIFFERENT TREE SAPS AND THIS COLOUR HAS BEEN CALLED BANNA ,IVORY,CUSTRAD,HONEY,LEMON,COGNAC,

Baltic Amber from Poland was a cottage industry till 1989 when Poland gained its sovereignty and many old factories changed to making lathes for cutting and polishing amber.

Poland had an Amber industry starting from the 16^th centenary and is popular now as amber is available at still economical prices for  natural gemstones.

In the early days amber was collected off the beaches of the Baltic a sit floated

But now days small dredging teams   dredge from deposits in the forests bordering the Baltic sea  .

Amber is 35 -40  millions of years old and each piece is unique and distinct.