AMBER -Starting from 3000 BC, amber is the most beautiful ancient stone. Amber is wood tar or tree sap which over millions of years has become solid, same as oil which turns to diamond after millions of years of being under pressure. Tar sap from the certain kinds of trees becomes amber after millions years of being in water. Today scientists name the approximate age of the tar which turned to amber - 50-60 millions years. For them amber is most important for plants and insects which got captured by tar and have been preserved for the incredibly long time. Today pieces of amber with insects are called "inclusions" and are worth lots of money. Its chemical composition varies because it is a mixture of organic compounds, including succinic acid and succinic resins, originating from the polymerization of terpenes and resinous acids. Amber is a noncrystalline. The name amber has come down through French from the Arabic amber. The Romans called it succinum, as it was rightly believed to be from tree sap. Its use as an ornamental material dates from Neolithic times. It was brought to the foothills of the Alps from the Baltic coast. The distances that had to be covered to obtain it, enormous for those days, give an idea of its importance. Items made from amber have a great value in every part of the world. From ancient times the stone has been bringing joy and health to its owner. Clear pieces of amber sometimes have preserved plants and insects, which are millions years old. Color palette of amber includes almost all colors of the rainbow. Sometimes it is clear and goldish as honey, sometimes white as elephant bone, sometimes red as cherry. It also can be blue, green, black and other. As far back as 3000 BC rulers of Egypt used this wonderful stone in their jewelry. The history of amber is remarkable. Sometimes its value was the same as gold, sometimes as of silver, though there are known cases when amber was used for fuel. Amber is not only valued for its beauty and rarity, but also for its medical properties. A long time ago people noticed that carrying amber helps to cure certain diseases. Today scientists have proved the medical abilities of amber. As a consequence of staying in seawater for millions years, amber has a lot of iodium. In other words, carrying amber is similar to being at seaside. Amber is also a connector. It Polarizes and harmonizes past, present, and future, yin-yang, etc. It clears emotions, and is a blood purifier and works with the warm solar energies. Absorbs negative energy, helps to ground you to the earth plane, protection for the sensitive person. Health aids are purification, releasing fluids for the body; digestive track. There are just a few countries in the world where amber can be found. It is mainly found along the Baltic coasts of the Soviet Union and Poland, and in the Dominican Republic in the Antilles. Other European sources include Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Sicily. It is also found in the United States, Canada, and Chile; and in Burma. The most quality amber comes from the Baltic Sea. Some scientists call Baltic amber "real" because of the amount of amber acid. Baltic amber is the most precious in the world. Throughout the history amber in Lithuania is a synonym to health, wealth, sun and happiness. AMBER Career Accomplishment Chest, Depression Uplifting, relieving worries and stress and imparting fresh optimism. Protects against radiation from equipment and machines. Amber is soft, only slightly harder than talc, and should be treated with care. Avoid contact with hard objects, chemicals like perfumes and hair sprays, and excessive heat and light. Amber jewelry should be kept in a soft fabric bag, to protect from scratching and premature aging. Avoid airtight bags, as amber is a natural substance that needs to breathe. To clean amber, wash it with mild soap and water, and polish it dry with a soft cloth. The luster lost from old amber jewelry may sometimes be restored by polishing it with a soft cloth saturated with olive oil.