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Where Can Amber Be Found?
Home » Jewelry » Amber » Where Can Amber Be Found?The two main sources of amber on the market today are the Baltic States and the Dominican Republic. Amber from the Baltic States is older and more preferred on the market. Amber from the Dominican Republic is more likely to have insects inside. Prices of amber can range from $20 to $40,000 or more.
Amber from the Baltic States is more available on the market than in previous years due to the liberalization of the economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The largest mine in the Baltic region is in Russia, west of Kaliningrad. Baltic amber is found in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia and occasionally washed up on the shores of the Baltic Sea as far away as Denmark, Norway and England. Other amber sources include Myanmar, Lebanon, Sicily, Mexico, Romania, Germany and Canada.
Amber artifacts dating to the Stone Age have been found in what it now Germany and Denmark.
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