
Why Can’t You Find Dominican Butterscotch Amber?
I see this question pop up all the time in collector groups: “I love the creamy, milky look of vintage…

The Real Reason You’ve Barely Heard of Dominican Amber
If you ask anyone to picture amber, they’re going to think of the Baltic Sea. They’ll picture warm, honey-colored beads,…
How Dominican Natural Amber Was Formed
How Dominican Natural Amber Was Formed 🔬 Collector Quick-Fact Dominican natural amber is an organic gemstone formed through the multi-million-year…
The Geological Formations of Dominican Amber: La Toca vs. Palo Alto
To truly understand Dominican amber, you have to look past the workshop tables and journey deep into the rugged spine…
The Great Amber Illusion: The Truth Behind the Myth
🔬 Collector Quick-Fact While the Baltic region controls 90% of global extractable fossil resin reserves, mass-market Baltic amber undergoes extensive…
Dominican amber: a window into the ancient past – Dominican Amber Inclusions
Dominican amber: a window into the ancient past Dominican amber is prized for the extraordinary diversity and quality of its…
Why the Amber World Is Moving Away from Industrialized Pieces
Why the Amber World Is Moving Away from Industrialized Pieces 🔬 Collector Quick-Fact The global luxury market’s shift toward unmanipulated…
The Value of Protection in Dominican Amber Mining
🔬 Collector Quick-Fact Artisanal amber extraction in the Dominican Republic is concentrated in the steep, geologically vulnerable clay layers of…
The Jurassic Park Myth
y Alec Corday You’ll be hard pressed to find someone who has not at least heard or even seen the…


