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. 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.

Amber: What It Is Good For


By Alec Corday

Ordinary Amber itself has multiple uses besides ornamental. Some may surprise you. Others may just freak you out.

The value of amber has risen and fallen over the years, much due to recent developments of fake amber. But it is still prized in the range of gold. People still travel thousands of miles to find the gem, be it to the Baltic, the Dominican Republic or some trade show in Tucson.

Often the use of the word 'amber' does not reflect our beloved fossilized resin at all. Amber Oil for example does not necessarily mean 'oil made from fossilized tree resin'.
Spem Whale Amber Gris
The original amber oil was made of gray amber (ambergris) which has nothing in common with amber as we know it. In fact, ambergris is a rare waxy substance found floating on the ocean, initially of unknown origin. Later it was determined that ambergris was nothing more than sperm whale... erm... regurgitation.



Sometimes amber oils or essences are made of a semi-solid mass of tree resins or gums mixed with essential oils, bees wax and fragrant plant powders. One metaphysical website refers to amber oil as ''a nice resin and floral combination used in love spells and all things related to the Sun'' for ''Love, Comfort, Happiness'' proclaims another.

Uh... yeah.

Amber Oil But there is also amber oil that can be made from fossilized Baltic amber. Also known as Spirit of Amber, it was procured from amber by pulverizing and distilling it using a sand bath. Today it is known as Succinic Acid (also butanedioic acid). The so called Oil of Amber on the other hand is a thin, colorless or pale-yellow oil, procured from spirit of amber. According to King's American Dispensatory (1898) it was once used as an antihysteric and emmenagogue, being very fluid and penetrative. Today little uses can be drawn from Amber Oil made of fossilized amber, although there are unconfirmed reports of Baltic fossilized amber oil being used in balsams and colognes.

One contemporary 'medicinal' use for Baltic amber seems to be an old recipe fellow writer Jack King points to: bottle 98% spirit over 20 - 40 grains of Baltic amber. Cap. Wait five days. The result would be closest thing we have on earth to a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster. In fact, Amber Vodka has been around for a few years and is said to be a cure for everything. A very creative use for low grade amber and amber dust, I would say.

Mystical AmberThe uses for Dominican Amber are less imaginative, although the metaphysical department has picked up on it very quickly. Mystical Amber Stones are flooding the market, promising everything from pure health, success in business and life, to enlightenment and things also written on the cover of Viagra packs. Some like to add amber into their daily cup of tea, preferably with inclusions for the above reasons.

The most common use for Dominican Amber is still as ornaments and not talismans, while the more valuable enclosures and colorations become collector's pieces. Most of our Blue Amber specimens for example have become priced exhibition pieces both in private and public collections all over the world.

Chinese Dragon in Blue Amber
A favorite in Hong Kong and Japan for sculptures, Blue Amber has been masterfully worked into artistic carvings.

Others have used Blue Amber to make rings, brooches and necklaces that can be worn in clubs and discos for its natural fluorescence under UV lights.

In the Muslim world Dominican Amber and particularly Blue Amber beads have found their way into another use as a mesbah or masbah - a string of worry beads probably of Persian origin which are traditionally used by Muslims and Sufis.

Nowadays, for many Middle Easterners mesabahs have as much religious meaning as a key-chain, much like the Greek komboloi. They seem to be used mostly as fashion accessories and status symbols. Many upper-class Muslims spend a considerable amount of time and money in acquiring the perfect and rare beads and have large collections of different mesbah - much like Westerners and their neckties.

Blue Amber Mesbah Beads

All this comes to show that Amber - and moreover BLUE Amber - is a gem priced, valued and revered all over the world by multiple cultures and denominations: the perfect earthly ambassador.

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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. 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.