Beschreibung:

Baltic Coast Baltic amber was derived from either a pine or a gum tree and its exact origins are still being debated, whereas Dominican amber originates from the leguminous, Hymenaea tree. This, and environmental conditions during formation result in a slightly different appearance in the two ambers. The present necklace is typical of the type found on the Baltic Coast. 40-50 million years ago, when the Scandinavian Peninsula was connected with the eastern coast of the Baltic, the forests grew on the North Sea coast, where the climate resembled the climate of modern Africa. Designed as a continuous necklace with no clasp, consisting of twenty amber nuggets of medium golden hue which are lightly polished, and some of which still contain evidence of the natural rind. Weighing approximately 285 grams. Length 23 1/2 in