Chiapas fossil amber in honey, green and blue specimens in polished cabochons

Amber Specimens From Chiapas, Mexico

Amber is a fossil resin, a fragile and aromatic gem from deep in the caves of Chiapas. Originating from many different species of trees and plants that populated this Mayan land some 25 to 40 million years ago. From the very first civilizations, supernatural properties were attributed to amber as it was associated with different cults and religious practices. Before the Spanish conquest occurred in the 16th Century, some towns in Mexico and Central America used amber to honor the great warriors who feared neither war nor death.

It was the regions of Simojovel and Totolapa in the state of Chiapas that provided the fossil resin to towns throughout Mesoamérica. In Simojovel the existence of a deep rooted artisan tradition and a prosperous economy was based on commerce of amber resin. Simojovel is located in the region of mountains north of Chiapas, it is a humid, rainy territory, surrounded by steep mountainous areas who's peaks reach up to two thousand meters above sea level. There are dozens of amber deposits located in those mountains, unfortunately alot of the areas were washed away or buried in mud from the 2005 through 2007 hurricanes.

Chiapas Amber Facet Cab Size: 19mm x 10mm x 7mm Weight: 1.4 grams Price: $11.00 usd Product No. AM050	Fossil Honey Amber Teardrop Cab Size: 25mm x 20mm x 7mm Weight: 2.5 grams Price: $12.00 usd Product No. AM046	Light Chiapas Amber Cabachon Size: 19.5mm x 11mm x 5mm Weight: 0.9 grams Price: $8.00 usd Product No. AM071	Fossil Amber Faceted Freeform Size: 26.5mm x 12mm x 6mm Weight: 1.9 grams Price: $9.00 usd Product No. AM048	Clear Fossil Amber Chiapas Gem Size: 19.5mm x 12mm x 6mm Weight: 1.3 grams Price: $10.00 usd Product No. AM062
Gemmy Amber Fossil Stone Size: 26mm x 14.5mm x 6mm Weight: 1.8 grams Price: $10.00 usd Product No. AM045	Fossil Amber with Inclusions Size: 20mm x 10.5mm x 5mm Weight: 0.8 grams Price: $12.00 usd Product No. AM072	Fossil Honey Amber Teardrop Cabachon Size: 19.5mm x 12mm x 5mm Weight: 1.0 grams Price: $10.00 usd Product No. AM058	Gemmy Amber Faceted Stone Size: 18mm x 11mm x 7mm Weight: 1.6 grams Price: $8.00 usd Product No. AM051	Chiapas Fossil Amber with Flora Inclusions Size: 25mm x 14.5mm x 5mm Weight: 1.3 grams Price: $12.00 usd Product No. AM066
Honey Amber Fossil Cab Size: 30mm x 20mm x 9.5mm Weight: 3.7 grams Price: $15.00 usd Product No. AM040	Clear Honey Amber Cab Mexico Size: 24mm x 12mm x 6.5mm Weight: 1.3 grams Price: $10.00 usd Product No. AM069	Fossil Amber Button Cabachon Size: 17mm x 16.5mm x 5mm Weight: 1.0 grams Price: $8.00 usd Product No. AM059	Honey Amber Mexican Cab Size: 22mm x 12.5mm x 5mm Weight: 1.1 grams Price:$10.00 usd Product No. AM068	Honey Amber Cabochon Gem Size: 29mm x 19mm x 5mm Weight: 2.0 grams Price: $12.00 usd Product No. AM042
Fossil Amber with Plant Inclusion Size: 24mm x 13mm x 5mm Weight: 1.3 grams Price: $12.00 usd Product No. AM061	Fossil Amber Gem Facet Size: 14mm x 9mm x 5mm Weight: 0.8 grams Price: $9.00 usd Product No. AM055	Light Fossil Amber Mexico Specimen Size: 16mm x 14mm x 8mm Weight: 1.3 grams Price: $10.00 usd Product No. AM060	Honey Amber Facet Cab Size: 17mm x 10mm x 4mm Weight: 0.8 grams Price: $7.00 usd Product No. AM054	Mexican Fossil Amber Cabochon Gem Size: 20mm x 19mm x 6.5mm Weight: 2.3 grams Price: $12.00 usd Product No. AM041
				Fossil Amber Cabochon Stone Size: 23.5mm x 13mm x 6mm Weight: 1.3 grams Price: $10.00 usd Product No. AM067

Amber comes in many different colors from yellow (honey), to cognac, burgundy red, deep blood red, a glowing lime green and the very rare blue resin specimens. They vary in hardness, but most amber is approximately 2.5 on the hardness scale. They sometimes come with inclusions according to its mixture with the earth, leaf, moss debris and insects - which are the most sought after by collectors world wide. Used as adornment, amber protects the indigenous people from "bad vibrations" as well as purifies the spirit, keeps away disease and is used by healers and shamans alike in prehispanic times and today.

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