Blue Amber Quality
Information about mining blue amber, why it is blue, how it is found and where you can buy it. There are many questions you might have about blue amber. When is it blue and when isn't it? The best way to test blue amber is placing it under an ultra-violet lamp which intensifies the blue olor to a radiant cobalt-blue. And, we have noticed that blue amber can be recognized by a very agreeable smell. One theory links the color in Dominican blue amber to the occurrence of volcanic ash or dust which was present when the resin was first pressed out from hymenaea protera millions of years ago. since fossilized amber was initially found on the shores much like ambergris, the linguistic confusion was complete. In addition, translated ancient documents, particularly those from Pliny the Elder's work Naturalis historia may also pertain t o the origin of the term amber as applied to the fossil resin (for a more complete etymology of the word amber, Dominican Blue amber is only found in one country: here in the Caribbean, in the Dominican Republic. If you want to buy Dominican blue amber, we as amber gemstone dealer and direct exporter are here directly at the foot of the mountain where blue amber is found with the best contacts into the mine to serve you the best we can. We of AmbarAzul sell Dominican Blue Amber and amber gem stones wholesale to you directly from the place of its very origin. Amber jewelry supplier and Dominican blue amber sterling silver jewelry and gold jewelry supplier using Dominican amber directly from the mines, as a manufacturer who offers custom crafted amber semi products and amber and silver jewelry, rough amber and raw amber from the Dominican mines in the Caribbean, aamber cabochons, or amb er cabs, mber earrings, amber bracelets, amber rings, amber chains, amber necklaces and blue amber necklaces as well as beads and cabochons and typical Caribbean amber jewelry. There are several theories about the origin of the blue color in blue Dominican amber and it is not fully understood what causes the blue color in Dominican blue amber. We know that it is a result of blue fluorescence and no solid blue color. The best way to test blue amber is placing it under an ultra-violet lamp which intensifies the blue olor to a radiant cobalt-blue. And, we have noticed that blue amber can be recognized by a very agreeable smell. One theory links the color in Dominican blue amber to the occurrence of volcanic ash or dust which was present when the resin was first pressed out from hymenaea protera millions of years ago. And - of course - besides the blue Dominican amber, we also have rough amber in regular amber colors and all those special amber colors like green amber and blood red amber, purple amber, as they are only found in Dominican Amber. The following list of Amber mines focuses on mines in the Cordillera Septentrional, a mountain range located between the coastal city of Puerto Plata and the secret capital of the Dominican Republic, the city of Santiago. There are two main arteries connecting the two cities, one highway taking the long way around the range, while the shortest and scenic road cuts straight through. The scenic road, known as the Carretera Turstica, the Tourist Road, has much history to it and it shows. The former nations dictator Trujillo built a luscious residence alongside it with its own private coffee plantation, and had the famous revolutionists the Mirabal Sisters brutally executed just a kilometer down the road (the incident was depicted in the movie In the Time of the Butterflies, featuring Salma Hayek). Blue amber comes in different shades of blue. It is difficult to put Dominican Blue Amber into categories, since our Caribbean amber is not an industrial product. In the lower quality (regular blue amber), 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 (strong blue). But there is also something we call "ultra blue amber" which is visible in almost any kind of light. 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 beauty of nature and not a semi-industrial product like reconstituted and enhanced material from some other countries. Amber from the Dominican Republic is renowned for the diversity of fossils and inclusions it contains, the three rare "treasures", which are scorpions, lizards and frogs but also many other "bugs" in amber, like pseudo scorpion, fly, damsel fly, dragon fly, termite in amber. Therfore, we also offer fossil amber with bugs in amber. Our Dominican Blue Amber is the REAL thing, natural amber just the way it comes from the mines. While the mystery around the origin of its color has not been cleared, one thing is sure: Dominican Blue Amber is beautiful and it is extremely rare. Since Dominican amber is found in different mines, the quality varies. The really good stuff c omes from only three or four mines out of the dozen or so available. The difference lies in transparency, color and size, even shape, and ultimately price. For those uninitiated it is easy to mistaken Dominican amber for Dominican amber. Understandably. It takes a trained eye -- better yet, two -- to separate a batch of raw pieces.

Blue Amber Quality

By Alec Corday


As much as it would seems obvious, ''Quality'' is still a debated subject, regardless the context. Definitions abound, especially in business: according to ISO 9000 it's a 'degree to which a set of inherent characteristic fulfills requirements.' The American Society for Quality elegantly sidesteps the question by defining it as: 'A subjective term for which each person has their own definition.'

It all boils down to the perception of the degree to which a product meets a customer's expectations.

Hence 'Quality' in its purest definition is entirely perceptual, conditional and somewhat subjective. Pirsig

Philosopher Robert M. Pirsig even elevated 'quality' to a metaphysical concept that cannot be defined because it empirically precedes any intellectual constructions.



The same holds true for Blue Amber quality.

At first glance one would assume that the more blue a stone is, the higher the quality. The more it reflects the sunlight as the color blue, the higher the grade.

But as the various interpretations above point out, quality cannot be defined since everyone has his own definition based on use and personal perception.

As the age-old axiom states, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

And, oddly enough, it also depends on nationality.

On some continents for example the more popular coloration is the yellow/light-blue variation that focuses more on transparency and pureness in addition to a bluish hue as can be seen in the image.

Now, this is contradictive, because the more inclusions it holds, the stronger the color reflection.

It is the unique glassy look that appeals in this case.


Blue Amber Necklace In other parts of the world, the color variation mostly desired is the strong and definite color. Blue amber ought to be blue.

As we know, this is due to the density of the aromatic molecules in the resin.

But again, it also is emphasized by the inclusions which already reflect the light inside the amber. In this case, the inclusions are desirable.

To the Arabs it means that it is dark and blue, with lots of inclusions that give a strong color. To the Chinese it means that it is pure and without inclusions (blemish) and has an elegant hue of blue. To Europeans it means that the design is great, to the Japanese the inclusions have to be interesting. To us as professional amber people who work amber it means that it is old, hard amber, good to cut and easy to polish.





Matter of fact, for many, inclusions and variations of color are a proof of genuineness and authenticity.

If it looks like plastic or glass or cheap color enhanced amber ... it probably is.









Blue Amber Secimen

Other aspects are the kind of inclusions a piece holds as well as the play of different shades.

In the case of specimens and rough amber it is the form of the specimen, the size, the thickness of the hull and its color, the mine of origin, the age, and so on and so forth.




So what is high grade, high quality Blue Amber?

It really depends on everyone's own taste, opinion or purpose he has for it. Therefore, when it comes down to it, quality is your choice.

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ince Dominican amber is found in different mines, the quality varies. The really good stuff c omes from only three or four mines out of the dozen or so available. The difference lies in transparency, color and size, even shape, and ultimately price. For those uninitiated it is easy to mistaken Dominican amber for Dominican amber. Understandably. Blue amber is only found in one country: here in the Caribbean, in the Dominican Republic. If you want to buy Dominican blue amber, we as amber gemstone dealer and direct exporter are here directly at the foot of the mountain where blue amber is found with the best contacts into the mine to serve you the best we can. We of AmbarAzul sell Dominican Blue Amber and amber gem stones wholesale to you directly from the place of its very origin. Amber jewelry supplier and Dominican blue amber sterling silver jewelry and gold jewelry supplier using Dominican amber directly from the mines, as a manufacturer who offers custom crafted amber semi products and amber and silver jewelry, rough amber and raw amber from the Dominican mines in the Caribbean, aamber cabochons, or amb er cabs, mber earrings, amber bracelets, amber rings, amber chains, amber necklaces and blue amber necklaces as well as beads and cabochons and typical Caribbean amber jewelry. There are several theories about the origin of the blue color in blue Dominican amber and it is not fully understood what causes the blue color in Dominican blue amber. We know that it is a result of blue fluorescence and no solid blue color. The best way to test blue amber is placing it under an ultra-violet lamp which intensifies the blue olor to a radiant cobalt-blue. And, we have noticed that blue amber can be recognized by a very agreeable smell. One theory links the color in Dominican blue amber to the occurrence of volcanic ash or dust which was present when the resin was first pressed out from hymenaea protera millions of years ago. And - of course - besides the blue Dominican amber, we also have rough amber in regular amber colors and all those special amber colors like green amber and blood red amber, purple amber, as they are only found in Dominican Amber. Blue amber comes in different shades of blue. It is difficult to put Dominican Blue Amber into categories, since our Caribbean amber is not an industrial product. In the lower quality (regular blue amber), 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 (strong blue). But there is also something we call "ultra blue amber" which is visible in almost any kind of light. 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 beauty of nature and not a semi-industrial product like reconstituted and enhanced material from some other countries. Amber from the Dominican Republic is renowned for the diversity of fossils and inclusions it contains, the three rare "treasures", which are scorpions, lizards and frogs but also many other "bugs" in amber, like pseudo scorpion, fly, damsel fly, dragon fly, termite in amber. by Alec Corday Santiago, November 2005 Bugs, feathers, plants and lizards. Plenty of them doing time in amber. Obviously they can be fit into a respective evolutionary pattern, which then should correlate to a certain time period in the long history of earthly evolution. Except they dont. Trying to fit amber inclusions into the evolutionary pattern has become a game of hammering the peg into the preconceived hole: sometimes they fit just perfectly, sometimes they don't, sometimes we have to cheat. And sometimes the peg is square and the hole is round and you have to hit hard to make it fit. But how old is Dominican amber, really? Can we take the geological numbers for granite? Where do these preposterous numbers even come from?