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Sterling Silver and Honey Amber Square Stud Earrings

• Gemstone treatments are stable.
• May be washed in warm, soapy water
• The natural properties and composition of mined gemstones define the unique beauty of each piece. The image may show slight differences to the actual stone in color and texture

Product Description

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Squares of luminous golden honey amber are tipped on point and cradled in a designer setting to create these eye-catching earrings. The settings, posts, and friction backings are all made from 925 sterling silver. Genuine amber is the fossilized resin of ancient pine trees. Organic inclusions in this naturally lightweight substance make each specimen unique.

The Amber Story

Honey Amber Collection: The most recognizable color of amber, it can be found in almost every key location where amber is mined: Africa, South America, New Zealand and Eurasia. Depending on location, the age of honey amber ranges from 1-90 millions years old. In essence, honey amber is a time capsule preserving compressed organic matter, such as insects, and even little animals. Known as the "Window to the Past", honey amber tells many fantastic stories from long, long ago. Cognac (or Honey) is the color most commonly associated with the amber gemstone. When people think of “the color amber”, it is the stone of cognac, or honey, amber that is described. If you were to mix together all the colors of amber on the same palette, you will produce a nice cognac shade. It is a hue often found in golden sunsets of the summer. Inclusions show up very nicely in this shade of amber. Often times, stones are selected merely on how the inclusions reflect light as the jewelry is worn. Amber is a conductor of heat, and provides healing energy if worn close to the skin.

The history of amber begins about 90 million years ago in lush green forests in the region of modern day Northern Europe. Trees in these regions produced an aromatic resin, used for protection against woodpeckers, fungus and bark-eating insects. This resin would slowly cascade covering the bark of the tree entrapping organic debris and sometimes live insects along the way. Nearly 40 different species of trees produced this protective resin, accounting for the numerous colors of amber today.

Over millions of years, this golden resin produced by pre-historic trees accumulated in many layers in the soil below. With the onset of The Great Ice Age, these forests perished, the soil froze and the fossilization process began creating deposits of beautiful amber. After The Great Ice, melted glaciers flowed on top of the amber deposits, forming the Baltic and North Seas. Due to this geological occurrence, amber found its new home in the sea. The gem spent many thousands of years below 100 feet of sand at the sea bottom. After violent sea storms, various lumps of amber would separate and float among the waves, eventually reaching the shore to be discovered by man. The Aisti people were the first to pick up amber lumps along the Baltic shores 25,000 years ago. Aisti believe that amber was pieces of the Sun that had fallen down to the earth and cherished it as a gift from the heavens.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TUZF0U
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,637 in Jewelry (See Top 100 in Jewelry)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Much larger than what I though; felt somewhat clunky......., July 22, 2009

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Be sure to pay close attention to the size of these earrings, as they are almost a 1/2-inch wide. They felt heavy in my earlobes and drooped quite a bit. They look just like the picture......just imagine them super sized. If you like sizable stud earrings then these may work for you. If however you prefer a subtle classic stud earring, you'll probably think that these are way too big. On the positive side, the color of the amber was really beautiful. Had this style of earring been about 50% smaller, I would have definitely kept them and would have rated them 5 stars.