
Dominican Amber: Inside the Hand-Crafted Mining Trade
Deep in the hills of the Dominican Republic, amber mining remains a hands-on craft. Miners still work with pickaxes, shovels,…

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…

The Value of Protection in Dominican Amber Mining
Dominican amber is famous around the world. It comes in many beautiful colors. You can find yellow, honey, red, green,…

New World Amber – The Discovery
Amber has been found in North and Central America (mainly Mexico) and in the Dominican Republic. The beauty of Dominican…

The History of Natural Amber
Natural amber is considered an organic gem stone. Amber has been traded since earliest times and was considered a mystic…

How Amber is Enhanced – Old World Amber
Natural Baltic amber is very attractive, when it is kept as natural amber. There is radiant honey color, yellow, deep…

The Jurassic Park Myth
by Alec Corday You’ll be hard pressed to find someone who has not at least heard or even seen the…

Dino Breath and other unseemly noises stuck in amber
by Alec Corday Everyone breaks wind. Yes, I know: a strange way to start a newsletter about amber. But bear…











